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1962 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1962nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 962nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 62nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1960s decade.
22 November – 1962 Chippenham by-election: the Conservatives are narrowly re-elected in Chippenham, Wiltshire, ahead of a challenge from the Liberals. 24 November – The first episode of influential satire show That Was the Week That Was , hosted by David Frost , is broadcast on BBC Television .
December 8 – The 1962 New York City newspaper strike begins, affecting all of the city's major newspapers; it lasts for 114 days. December 9 – Petrified Forest National Park is established. December 14 – U.S. spacecraft Mariner 2 flies by Venus, becoming the first probe to successfully transmit data from another planet.
1962 in the United States by state or territory (54 C) 1962 events in the United States by month (12 C) 1962 disestablishments in the United States (33 C, 12 P)
The 1962 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 6, 1962, to elect members to serve in the 88th United States Congress. They occurred in the middle of President John F. Kennedy's term.
Here are a couple of fun facts about the Sahara desert: ... the world but these two countries have been in long-term US trade embargoes — North Korea since 1950 and Cuba since 1962.
The three winners would then face a European or South American team for entry into the World Cup. The 1962 tournament was the last one for which only nations from Europe or the Americas qualified. Two teams qualified for the first time ever: Colombia and Bulgaria. Colombia would not qualify for another World Cup until 1990.
October 1962 events in the United States (1 C, 3 P) November 1962 events in the United States (2 C, 45 P) December 1962 events in the United States (1 C, 1 P)