WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO JULY 1962
Find out what all happened March to July 1962

The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed. (23. July 1962)

Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth. (11. July 1962)

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

Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite. (23. July 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)

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

Independence of Rwanda. (1. July 1962)

Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit. (10. July 1962)

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

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

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)

Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island. (11. June 1962)

Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962 begins on the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. (6. March 1962)

The Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting concludes, among other things, that the British public did not want commercial radio broadcasting. (1. June 1962)

The Rolling Stones perform their first concert, at the Marquee Club in London, England, United Kingdom. (12. July 1962)

The first Wal-Mart store opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas. (2. July 1962)

First transatlantic satellite television transmission. (11. July 1962)

In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics. (13. July 1962)

Independence of Burundi. (1. July 1962)