WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO JUNE 1962
Find out what all happened March to June 1962

The first official Panda crossing is opened outside London Waterloo station. (2. April 1962)

Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points. (2. March 1962)

Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule. (24. May 1962)

The Centralia mine fire is ignited in the town's landfill above a coal mine. (27. May 1962)

The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the European Space Agency. (14. June 1962)

Highly influential artist, Bob Dylan releases his first album, Bob Dylan, on Columbia Records label. (19. March 1962)

A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation disappears in the western Pacific Ocean, with all 107 aboard missing and presumed dead. (16. March 1962)

A Caledonian Airways Douglas DC-7 crashes shortly after takeoff from Cameroon, killing 111 - the worst crash of a DC-7. (4. March 1962)

The West Indies Federation dissolves. (31. May 1962)

American Airlines Flight 1 crashes on take off in New York. (1. March 1962)

A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday". (19. May 1962)

During the 1962 FIFA World Cup, police had to intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history. (2. June 1962)

Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk. (10. May 1962)

At Paris Orly Airport, an Air France Boeing 707 overruns the runway and explodes when the crew attempts to abort takeoff, killing 130. (3. June 1962)

An Air France Boeing 707 jet crashes in bad weather in Guadeloupe, West Indies, killing 113. (22. June 1962)

The Evian Accords ended the Algerian War of Independence, which had begun in 1954. (18. March 1962)

In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état. (2. March 1962)

The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II. (21. April 1962)

Continental Airlines Flight 11 crashes after bombs explode on board. (22. May 1962)

St. Martín de Porres is canonized by Pope John XXIII. (6. May 1962)