Historical Events In 1962

Mar 06 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

Mar 18 Algerian War ends after 7½ years of fighting (250,000 die), Ben Bella flees

Mar 07 Beatles made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio

Mar 28 Military coup in Syria, President Nazim al-Kudsi flees

Mar 01 Uganda became a self-governing country

Mar 24 Benny Paret, KO'd in a welterweight title, he dies 10 days later

Mar 01 US/British nuclear test experiment in Nevada

Mar 20 Sjoukje Dijkstra becomes world champion figure skater

Mar 05 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

Mar 07 Launch of OSO 1, first astronomy satellite (solar flare data)

Mar 06 Sons of Freedom Doukhobors bomb electric power pylon near Riondel, British Columbia

Mar 06 US promise Thailand assistance against communist aggression

Mar 16 The first launching of Titan 2-rocket

Mar 02 JFK announces US will resume above ground nuclear testing

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