Historical Events In 1962
May 15 US marines arrive in Laos
May 06 First nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen)
May 31 "Tell It To Groucho" last airs on CBS-TV
May 28 Suit alleging de facto school segregation filed in Rochester NY
May 07 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
May 19 Indonesian paratroopers land in New Guinea
May 11 Near the Coast of Mexico a 7.0 quake resulted in four persons killed, and many injured. Extensive property damage in south-central Mexico
May 04 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
May 06 US performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean
May 30 69 killed in bus crash (Ahmedabad India)
May 22 14th Emmy Awards: Bob Newhart Show, E G Marshall & Shirley Booth
May 02 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
May 11 US sends troops to Thailand
May 09 Laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for first time
May 22 Netherlands telephone net becomes completely automated
May 22 Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inning game
May 02 Canadian dollar officially pegged at US 92.5¢. Will we ever see that lofty height again?
May 28 US stock market drops $20.8 B in 1 day
May 14 Princess Sophia of Greece weds Don Juan Carlos of Spain
May 23 OAS leader General Raoul Salan sentenced to life
May 28 Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio
May 01 The first French underground nuclear experiment in the Sahara
May 19 US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric)
May 11 Antonio Segni becomes President of Italy
May 05 "West Side Story" soundtrack album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 54 weeks which is more than 20 weeks longer than any other album
May 25 US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric)
May 25 US unions AFL-CIO starts campaign for 35-hour work week
May 30 Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem" premieres
May 24 M Scott Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 launched into earth orbit
May 06 Pathet Lao breaks cease fire/conquerors Nam Tha Laos
May 06 Antonio Segni elected President of Italy
May 03 Express train crashed into wreckage of a commuter train and a freight, killing 163, injuring 400 (Tokyo, Japan)
May 14 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
May 02 Benfica wins 7th Europe Cup I
May 07 Pulitzer prize awarded to Theodore H White (Making of President 1960)
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