WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO AUGUST 1962
Find out what all happened April to August 1962

Representatives from the Russian Orthodox Church and Vatican City meet in Metz, France, and come to an agreement wherein the Russian church would send observers to the Second Vatican Council and in exchange, the Roman Catholic Church would refuse to condemn Communism. (13. August 1962)

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

Jamaica becomes independent from the United Kingdom. (6. August 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)

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

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

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

Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war. (30. August 1962)

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

An attempt to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle fails. (22. August 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)

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)

Mariner program: Mariner 1 spacecraft flies erratically several minutes after launch and has to be destroyed. (22. July 1962)

First transatlantic satellite television transmission. (11. 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)

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

Independence of Burundi. (1. July 1962)

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