A LOOK AT THE WORLD IN 1962

In The News In 1962
Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. becomes the first American in orbit when he circles the earth three times in the Mercury capsule Friendship 7.
Cuban Missile Crisis occurs when Soviet offensive missile build-up is dicovered.
Cuban Missile Crisis averted when President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Krushchev reach an agreement to remove missiles.
Starlet Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her Los Angeles home.
The drug thalidomide is recalled when it becomes linked with severe birth defects in thousands of children worldwide.