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The Nation 1962
Marylin Monroe Happy Birthday JFK Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black orders the
immediate admittance of James Meredith to the
University of Mississippi. Governor Ross Barnett bars
Meredith's entry no matter. President Kennedy
federalizes the National Guard and forces his admittance. "Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we
beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers and our
country. Amen." "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
religion."
Two
of The Flying Wallendas are killed and one
paralyzed during their high
wire act in Detroit. The First Wal-Mart discount store is opened by
by Sam Walton in Bentonville, Arkansas. Class of 1962 |
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Angelo Roncalli became Pope John the XXIII in 1958. His election was controversial as they picked the liberal over the conservative as expected. He became known as "Good Pope John" and is said to be the most loved Pope in history. Though he died early in 1963 from stomach cancer, it was he who called and convened the transforming Vatican II.
The World 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis
President Kennedy Orders a Total Ban On Cuban Products
Cuba sentences, then ransoms Bay of Pigs invaders
Kennedy receives satellite pictures of Russian nuclear weapon silos in Cuba.
Kennedy orders Blockade of Cuba and for six days in October, the President, Attorney General Robert Kennedy and the cabinet huddle in the White House to divert nuclear war.
The Cuban Missile Crisis ends when the United States agrees not to invade Cuba, and the Soviets withdraw their missiles from Cuba. Soviets lose face.
The United Nations condemns apartheid in South Africa and calls for a cease in military and economic relations from all members.
Nobel Prizes 1962
Physics - Lev Davidovich Landau |
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