WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO JULY 1962
Find out what all happened June to July 1962

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

Algeria becomes independent from France. (5. July 1962)

Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite. (23. July 1962)

Independence of Burundi. (1. July 1962)

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

First transatlantic satellite television transmission. (11. July 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)

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 Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test is conducted by the United States. (9. July 1962)

Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opens at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. (9. July 1962)

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

Nuclear weapons testing: The "Small Boy" test shot Little Feller I becomes the last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada National Security Site. (17. 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 Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, airs on RTÉ One for the first time. (6. July 1962)

The Trans-Canada Highway, the largest national highway in the world, is officially opened. (30. July 1962)

Independence of Rwanda. (1. July 1962)

As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place. (6. July 1962)

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

Ne Win besieges and dynamites the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement. (8. July 1962)