ZIP Codes Introduced
In 1973 ZIP codes were introduced in the US
#ZIPCode
Ich bin ein Berliner
In June 1963,\ JFK spoke in West Berlin “Ich bin ein Berliner”
#JFK
#BerlinWall
Moscow-Washington Hotline
In 1963 the fist US-USSR hotline was established.
First Woman in Space
In June 1963 the Soviet cosmonaut, Vladimirovna Tereshkova was the first woman in space.
#VladimirovnaTereshkova
Vietnamese Buddhist Protests
In 1963 Vietnamese Buddhist demonstrators were attacked by government forces.
Soviet Nuclear Submarine Collides with Freighter
In April 1963 a Russian nuclear submarine collided with a Finnish freighter
#SovietSubmarineK33
Atomic Submarine Thresher Sinks In Atlantic
In April 1963, the USS Thresher sank during deep-diving tests killing all 129 crew and shipyard personnel.
#USSThresher
Battle of Ap Bac 1963
Battle of Ap Bac 1963
A Viet Cong battalion inflicted heavy casualties on South Vietnamese government forces and escaped with minor losses.
#BattleofApBac
Top 10 songs of 1962
Top Songs of 1962
#Music1962
JFK Speaks On Vietnam 1962
In 1962 the U.S. government maintained secrecy regarding the extent of U.S. military involvement in South Vietnam, As the Viet Cong insurgency expanded, U.S. military personnel flew combat missions and accompanied South Vietnamese soldiers in ground operations to find...
Sonny Liston vs Floyd Patterson
#SonnyLiiston
#FloydPatterson
George Wallace “Segregation Forever”
Segregationis George Wallace won 1962 Alabama gubernatorial election
#GeorgeWallace
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life… by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was the first open account of Stalinist repression in Soviet literary history.
#AleksandrSolzhenitsyn
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a cold war confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, which escalated into an international crisis when American deployments of missiles in Italy and Turkey were matched by deployments of Soviet...
Seattle World’s Fair
Seattle World’s Fair
#SealleWorldsFair
Mariner 2 Flies Past Venus
Mariner 2 Flies Past Venus
#Mariner2
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in October 1962. The situation escalated into an international crisis when American missiles in Italy and Turkey were matched by Soviet deployments of similar ballistic...
China Invades India
Sino-Indian War 1962 #China
#India
Helicopters in Vietnam War
In July 1962 the first armed helicopter company of the United States Army was formed.
#BellUH-1Helicopter
Supreme Court Rules Against School Prayer
US Supreme Court Rules Against School Prayer
#SupremeCourt
Silent Spring
#RachelCarson
#Silent Spring
East German Killed Crossing Berlin Wall
In August 1962 Peter Fechter, an 18 year old East German bricklayer, the 27th known person to die at the Berlin Wall, was shot and killed by East German border guards while trying to cross over to West Berlin. Source: Wikipedia
JFK 4th of July 1962
JFK 1962 4th of July speech
#JohnFKennedy
Top Songs 1962
Top Hits 1962
Algeria Wins Independence from France
In 1962 Algeria won Independence from France
#Algeria
#France