The temperature on February 13, 1962 was between 0.3 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain during 4.9 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (10%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 12 » Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission in the war, takes place.
February 27 » Two dissident Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilots bomb the Independence Palace in Saigon in a failed attempt to assassinate South Vietnam President Ngô Đình Diệm.
July 23 » The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed.
August 30 » Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.
October 8 » Der Spiegel publishes an article disclosing the sorry state of the Bundeswehr, and is soon accused of treason.
December 8 » Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.
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