WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO OCTOBER 1962
Find out what all happened July to October 1962

The Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do" backed with "P.S. I Love You", is released in the United Kingdom. (5. October 1962)

The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Cat 3 hurricane. Winds measured above 150 mph at several locations; 46 people died. (13. October 1962)

Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990. (5. August 1962)

James Meredith, an African-American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi. (20. September 1962)

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

East German border guards kill Peter Fechter, 18, as he attempts to cross the Berlin Wall into West Berlin becoming one of the first victims of the wall. (17. August 1962)

The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA. (27. August 1962)

Project Mercury: Sigma 7 is launched from Cape Canaveral, with Astronaut Wally Schirra aboard, for a six-orbit, nine-hour flight. (3. October 1962)

The Paddington tram depot fire destroys 65 trams in Brisbane, Australia. (28. September 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)

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)

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

End of Cuban missile crisis: Nikita Khrushchev orders the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba. (28. October 1962)

United States court of appeals orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith. (24. September 1962)

Alouette 1, the first Canadian satellite, is launched. (29. September 1962)

Uganda becomes an independent Commonwealth realm. (9. October 1962)

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

Algeria joins the United Nations. (8. October 1962)

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

James Joseph Dresnok defects to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok still resides in the capital, Pyongyang. (15. August 1962)