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Helicopters in Vietnam War

In July 1962 the first armed helicopter company of the United States Army was formed at Okinawa, Japan.

The American Bell UH-1 Huey was the workhorse for air cavalry units throughout the war.

The attack helicopter – embodied by the HueyCobra, was also used for the first time in warfare.

Source: Military Factory

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Supreme Court Rules Against School Prayer

 In June 1962 the US Supreme Court ruled that, due to violation of the First Amendment, it is unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and encourage its recitation in public schools.

Source: Wikipedia

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Silent Spring

Silent Spring, published by Rachel Carson in 1962, documented the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of pesticides. The book accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation, and public officials of accepting the industry’s marketing claims unquestioningly.

Source: Wikipedia

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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

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JFK 4th of July 1962

In his 1962 4th of July speech President Kennedy praised the American democratic system, discussed the enduring relevance of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence and addressed the role of the United States in relation to the emerging European Community. 

Source: JFK Library

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Top Songs 1962

1“Stranger on the Shore“Acker Bilk2“I Can’t Stop Loving You“Ray Charles3“Mashed Potato Time“Dee Dee Sharp4“Roses Are Red (My Love)“Bobby Vinton5“The Stripper“David Rose6“Johnny Angel“Shelley Fabares7“The Loco-Motion“Little Eva8“Let Me In“The Sensations9“The Twist“Chubby Checker10“Soldier Boy“The Shirelles11“Hey! Baby“Bruce Channel12“The Wanderer“Dion13“Duke of Earl“Gene Chandler14“Palisades Park“Freddy Cannon15“Breaking Up Is Hard to Do“Neil Sedaka16“Wolverton Mountain“Claude King17“Slow Twistin’“Chubby Checker & Dee Dee Sharp18“It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin’“Johnny Tillotson19“The One Who Really Loves You“Mary Wells20“Good Luck Charm“Elvis Presley21“Midnight in Moscow“Kenny Ball22“Sheila“Tommy Roe23“Twistin’ the Night Away“Sam Cooke24“The Wah-Watusi“The Orlons25“Peppermint Twist“Joey Dee and the Starliters26“Break It to Me Gently“Brenda Lee27“Playboy“The Marvelettes28“Ramblin’ Rose“Nat King Cole29“Sealed with a Kiss“Brian Hyland30“She Cried“Jay and the Americans31“Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You“Connie Francis32“Dear Lady Twist“Gary U.S. Bonds33“Norman“Sue Thompson34“Love Letters“Ketty Lester35“Party Lights“Claudine Clark36“Cotton Fields“The Highwaymen37“Alley Cat“Bent Fabric38“Twist and Shout“The Isley Brothers39“Theme from Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)“Richard Chamberlain40“Tuff“Ace Cannon41“Lover Please“Clyde McPhatter42“I Know (You Don’t Love Me No More)“Barbara George43“Young World“Ricky Nelson44“Baby It’s You“The Shirelles45“Speedy Gonzales“Pat Boone46“A Little Bitty Tear“Burl Ives47“Crying in the Rain“The Everly Brothers48“Al di là“Emilio Pericoli49“Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)“Ernie Maresca50““Don and Juan51“Smoky Places“The Corsairs52“Having a Party“Sam Cooke53“Green Onions“Booker T. & the M.G.’s54“You Don’t Know Me“Ray Charles55“Sherry“The Four Seasons56“Johnny Get Angry“Joanie Sommers57“Can’t Help Falling in Love“Elvis Presley58“Shout“Joey Dee and the Starliters59“Rinky Dink“Dave “Baby” Cortez60“Moon River“Henry Mancini61“Ahab the Arab“Ray Stevens62“Things“Bobby Darin63“(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance“Gene Pitney64“You Belong to Me“The Duprees65“Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)“Roy Orbison66“Snap Your Fingers“Joe Henderson67“Lovers Who Wander“Dion68“Let’s Dance“Chris Montez69“Cindy’s Birthday”Johnny Crawford70“You Beat Me to the Punch“Mary Wells71“You’ll Lose a Good Thing“Barbara Lynn72“Uptown“The Crystals73“Everybody Loves Me But You“Brenda Lee74“Patches“Dickey Lee75“Venus in Blue Jeans“Jimmy Clanton76“Love Me Warm and Tender”Paul Anka77“Teen Age Idol“Rick Nelson78“She’s Got You“Patsy Cline79“Dear One“Larry Finnegan80“Her Royal Majesty“James Darren81“Old Rivers“Walter Brennan82“Funny Way of Laughin’“Burl Ives83“A Swingin’ Safari“Billy Vaughn84“Tell Me”Dick and Dee Dee85“PT-109“Jimmy Dean86“Little Diane“Dion87“Percolator (Twist)”Billy Joe and the Checkmates88“Twist, Twist Senora“Gary U.S. Bonds89“Twistin’ Matilda”Jimmy Soul90“Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)”Dee Dee Sharp91“Walk on the Wild Side”Jimmy Smith92“Soul Twist“King Curtis93“I’ll Never Dance Again“Bobby Rydell94“I’m Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)“The Ikettes95“Where Have All the Flowers Gone?“The Kingston Trio96“(Girls, Girls, Girls) Made to Love”Eddie Hodges97“Town Without Pity“Gene Pitney98“If I Had a Hammer“Peter, Paul and Mary99“I Wish That We Were Married”Ronnie & the Hi-Lites100“Surfin’ Safari“The Beach Boyshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboa...

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Algeria Wins Independence from France

In July 1962, after eight years of war from 1954 to 1962, Algeria won its independence from France.

Source: Wikipedia

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SDS Port Huron Statement

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) was a US student activist organization during the 1960s that disdained hierarchical government and promoted participatory democracy.

In 1962 the SDS manifesto, known as the Port Huron Statement, was adopted at the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor.The statement was a broad critique of the political and social system of the United States for failing to achieve international peace and economic justice.

The statement issued a non-ideological call for participatory democracy, based on non-violent civil disobedience and the idea that individual citizens could help make the social decisions which determined their quality of life.

Source: Wikipedia

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US Submarine Launches Live Nuclear Missile

In May 1962 the submerged ballistic missile submarine USS Ethan Allen launched a live Polaris missile which detonated a 600 kiloton W47 nuclear warhead 11,000 feet over the Pacific 580 miles northeast of Christmas Island.

Source: Wikipedia

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Ranger 4 and Saturn Rocket Hit The Moon

The United States spacecraft Ranger 4, designed to transmit pictures of the lunar surface to Earth, was launched in April 1962.

An onboard computer failure caused failure of the deployment of the solar panels and navigation systems and the spacecraft crashed on the far side of the Moon without returning any scientific data.

Two days later a Saturn rocket, designed to send Apollo missions to the Moon and back, was launched from Cape Canaveral.

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