Page 7: Historical Events In 1962

Apr 15   USS Princeton brought inaugural Marine helicopters to Vietnam. This was inaugural Marine advisory unit to arrive in South Vietnam.   

Apr 16   Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News.   

Apr 17   Louise Fazenda, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 66   

Apr 19   In this year, Eino Oksanen claims his 3rd Boston Marathon.   

Apr 19   NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 46900 m   

Apr 20   Arthur Harmat, composer, dies at 76.   

Apr 20   Jesse G Vincent engineer designed inaugural V-12 engine, dies at 82.   

Apr 20   NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 63250 m   

Apr 20   New Orleans Citizens Co gives free 1-way ride to blacks to move North   

Apr 21   Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington (think Space Needle).   

Apr 21   Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington.   

Apr 21   Frederick Handley Page designer of inaugural big airplane (40 seats), dies.   

Apr 21   Frederick Handley Page, designer of 1st big airplane (40 seats), dies   

Apr 22   In this year, Marilynn Smith claims LPGA Sunshine Golf Open   

Apr 22   Solomon Pimsleur, composer, dies at 61.   

Apr 22   Tor Maple Leafs beat Black Hawks 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup   

Apr 23   Ranger 4, inaugural US satellite to reach Moon launched from Cape Canaveral   

Apr 24   MIT sends TV signal by satellite for inaugural time CA to MA.   

Apr 24   MIT sends TV signal by satellite for inaugural time: CA to MA   

Apr 24   The inaugural Lockheed A-12 is taxi tested.   

Apr 25   Cleve sends Harry Chiti to Mets for a player to be named later, on.   

Apr 25   US Ranger spacecraft crash lands on the Moon.   

Apr 26   1st Lockheed A-12 flies   

Apr 26   US/UK launch Ariel; inaugural international payload   

Apr 27   Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroids #2334 Cuffey and #3474.   

Apr 28   Naval forces capture Forts Jackson and St. Philip, LA.   

Apr 29   16th Tony Awards: Man For All Seasons and How to Succeed win   

Apr 30   NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 75190 m   

Apr 30   Willie Mays hits 4 HRs.   

May 01   JFK authorizes Area Redevelopment Act (ARA)   

May 01   The inaugural French underground nuclear experiment in the Sahara.   

May 02   In this year, Benfica claims 7th Europe Cup I.   

May 02   OAS strikes in Algeria   

May 02   US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island.   

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Jan 03   Darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies) was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins)   

Jan 03   In the year 1962 birth of ulrike Lang, writer   

Jan 03   Francesca Lia Block, American author was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1962 birth of joe Kleine, NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls)   

Jan 04   Martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good) was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 04   Patrick Cassidy, LA Calif, actor/composer (Fever Pitch, Off the Wall) was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 01   Diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879) died in the year 1962.   

Jan 06   Jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history leRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68   

Jan 12   Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42 died on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62 in the year 1962.   

Jan 16   On this day in history emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77