6 events found for 1962
The Century 21 Exposition, the first world's fair in the United States since World War II, opened in Seattle
Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbited the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule
The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, the last overnight steamboat service in the United States, went out of business
A fire at a landfill in Centralia, Pennsylvania, spread to an abandoned coal mine, where it continues burning today
One of the most violent football matches took place at the World Cup as Chile defeated Italy in a group match
American criminals Clarence Anglin, John Anglin and Frank Morris escaped from Alcatraz Island, one of the United States'