Movies set in 1962
10th Gary Powers is exchanged for Rudolf Abel
20th Mercury-Atlas 6 launches and returns to earth successfully
12th MacArthur's visit to West Point
16th two nuclear bombs are detonated on the same day, by the US and USSR
1st Adolf Eichmann is executed
11th a group of prisoners escape from Alcatraz
26th Lee Harvey Oswald is questioned by the FBI
20th Burt Munro sets a new world record on his Indian motorcycle
4th the earth catches fire
15th Bobby Fischer quits a chess tournament in Varna, Bulgaria
16th the first day of the tense thirteen day stand-off between the US and the USSR
28th the last day of the thirteen day stand-off between the US and the USSR
16th President Kennedy is shown images of the missiles
28th an agreement is made between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev to end the stand-off