The average temperature on February 8, 1962 was 4.0 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 10 » Apollo program: NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket launch vehicle, which became known as the Saturn V Moon rocket, which launched every Apollo Moon mission.
March 19 » The Algerian War of Independence ends.
July 5 » The official independence of Algeria is proclaimed after an 8-year-long war with France.
July 11 » Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth.
September 23 » The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts opens in New York City.
September 25 » The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is formally proclaimed. Ferhat Abbas is elected President of the provisional government.
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