What events happened in 1962?

Answer 1

There are a number of notable events that occurred in 1962. Here are some of the more prominent happenings of the year (in chronological order).

January 1st: the U.S. Navy Seals were established

January 10th: 4,000 people die in an avalanche in Ranrahirca Peru, the following day, Volcano Huascaran erupts buying 7 villages and killing another 3,500

January 22nd: the Organization of American States suspends Cuba's membership

January 24th: Jackie Robinson is the first African American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

February 7th: president Kennedy bans all Cuban exports and imports

February 9th: Jamaica signs an agreement to become independent from Great Britain

February 18th: France and Algerian Moslems negotiate a truce to end the 7 year war

April 26th: the first U.S. rocket, Ranger IV, lands on the moon

April - October: the Cuban Missle Crisis: USSR plans to install nuclear armed ballistic missiles in Cuba. President Kennedy forms a naval blockade around Cuba and declares that any missile fired will warrant a full scale retaliation from the U.S. against Russia. USSR backs down, agrees to dismantle the missiles and leaves.

August 5th: Marilyn Munroe is found dead after allegedly overdosing on sleeping pills

December 24th: Cuba releases 1,113 prisoners from a 1961 invasion attempt

Additionally, The Beatles released their first single, "Love Me Do", plastic surgeons in Houston are the first to use silicone breast implants, and the first flavored potato chips (crisps) are invented; salt and vinegar.

Answer 2

The first ever flavored potato chip was invented.