1962 Videos

On March 2, 1962, in a national address, President John F. Kennedy announced that he had authorized the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department...

In 1962, astronaut Wally Schirra made the fifth Mercury flight, orbiting the Earth six times.

McHale's crew stages an old-fashioned hoedown to cheer Willy up.

McHale and his crew decide to adopt a little girl left behind by a hospital ship.

On August 5, 1962, film star Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her home in Los Angeles at the age of 36. She was discovered lying nude on her bed,...

On April 25, 1962, for the first time in three years, the United States staged a nuclear test in the atmosphere with the detonation of a hydrogen...

On October 22, 1962, in a nationally televised address, President John F. Kennedy disclosed that U.S. spy planes had discovered the placement of...

On March 2, 1962, in a national address, President John F. Kennedy announced that he had authorized the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department...

Edith Piaf was the talk of Paris on October 6, 1962. More than 3,000 admirers turned out to see the legendary 46-year old singer of torch songs...

On December 10, 1962, American novelist John Steinbeck, famous for the classic novel "The Grapes of Wrath" (1939), was presented the Nobel Prize in...