WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO MAY 1962
Find out what all happened February to May 1962

Lyman Lemnitzer, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivers a proposal, called Operation Northwoods, regarding performing terrorist attacks upon Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. The proposal is scrapped and President John F. Kennedy removes Lemnitzer from his position. (13. March 1962)

Arturo Frondizi, the president of Argentina, is overthrown in a military coup by Argentina's armed forces, ending an 11 and a half-day constitutional crisis. (29. March 1962)

The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports. (7. February 1962)

Roy Lichtenstein's first solo exhibition opened, and it included Look Mickey, which featured his first employment of Ben-Day dots, speech balloons and comic imagery sourcing, all of which he is now known for. (10. February 1962)

Adolf Eichmann is hanged in Israel. (31. May 1962)

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy takes television viewers on a tour of the White House. (14. February 1962)

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

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

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

French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence. (5. February 1962)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of the CBS Evening News, during which time he would become "the most trusted man in America". (16. April 1962)

NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, is launched as a showcase for Dwight D. Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace initiative. (23. March 1962)

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