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1962 January and May events
The 1962 World cup commenced in Chile and was later to be won by the infamous Pele and his Brazilian teamMay 1962 saw the release of The Hulk. Comic series such as the Incredible Hulk emerged created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and to this day it remains as one of the world's most famous comic book series' of all time.The Ranger 3 was launched at the moon to carry out further studies of the moon. The ranger 3 was a failed attempt missing its target by 22,000 milesThe Beatles had their first audition with Decca Records on January 1 1962. The decision to reject The Beatles was considered to be one of the biggest mistakes in Music History -
Fidel vs The Pope
On the 3rd of January, Pope John XXIII excommunicated Fidel Castro from the Catholic church -
Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is exhibited in the United States for the first time, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. -
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President John F. Kennedy banned all trade with Cuba except for food & drugs.
President Kennedy broadens the partial trade restrictions imposed by Eisenhower to a ban on all trade with Cuba, except for non-subsidized sale of foods and medicines. -
Planet Alignment
Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn aligned within a 16 degree arc. -
President Kennedy began the blockade of Cuba.
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The U2 affair
The Soviet Union exchanged captured American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for Rudolph Ivanovich Abel, a Soviet spy held by the United States. -
US troops to stay in Vietnam
Robert F. Kennedy said that U.S. troops would stay in Vietnam until Communism was defeated. -
$20 Million worth of Heroin seized
New York police seized $20 million worth of heroin. -
Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scored 67 points vs. New York.
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Boeing 707 Crash
An American Airlines Boeing 707 crashes on takeoff at New York International Airport, after its rudder separates from the tail, with the loss of all life on board. -
Wilt the Stilt
Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single NBA basketball game. -
Ash Wednesday Storm
A snow storm batters the Mid-Atlantic. -
Marilyn Monroe sang "Happy Birthday" to Pres. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden while wearing a dress described as "skin and beads."
Marilyn Monroe sings "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy ... Approximately 17000 people filled Madison Square Garden -
Astronaut Scott Carpenter became the second American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard Aurora 7.
A native of Boulder Colorado, born in May 1, 1925, Scott Carpenter was a Navy pilot. He was the second American to orbit the earth aboard Aurora 7, which was the most perfect space mission, yet flown…until reentry. A defective instrument forced Carpenter to manually control reentry. He overshot his splashdown target by more than 170 miles and it was not found until many hours later. An accident caused him to retire from the astronaut corps and he became involved in underwater research. He is th
