Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black orders the
immediate admittance ofJames 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."
In Engel v. Vitale, in a 6 to 1 ruling the US
Supreme Court ruled that state-sponsored prayer in schools was
unconstitutional. Engel became the basis for several subsequent
decisions which have all reinforced the concept of the Establishment Clause of the 1st Amendment.
"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
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
Chemistry - Max Ferdinand Perutz,John Cowdery
Kendrew
Physiology or Medicine - Francis Harry Compton
Crick, James Dewey Watson, Maurice Hugh
Frederick Wilkins
Literature - John Steinbeck
Peace - Linus Carl Pauling
