The United Kingdom detonated some of nuclear payload near and directly above Christmas Island in 1957 / 58, while the United States between 25 April and 11 July 1962 successfully tested nuclear devices of about payload altogether in the vicinity of the island.

* 1962 – In a test of the Nike-Hercules air defense missile, Shot Dominic-Tightrope is successfully detonated 69, 000 feet above Johnston Island.

A month later, the identical Mariner 2 spacecraft was launched successfully on August 27, 1962, sending it on a 3½-month flight to Venus.

In 1962, Honduras successfully enacted a new land reform law.

After successfully defending the FA Cup in 1962, in 1963 it became the first British club to win a UEFA club competition – the European Cup Winners ' Cup.

The first Atlas F arrived in June 1961 and the first operationally configured Series F Atlas was successfully launched on 1 August 1962.

His play was later to be successfully revived on Broadway in 1962, with Dame Wendy Hiller and Maurice Evans, while the 1984 London revival featured his daughter, Vanessa Redgrave, along with Christopher Reeve and Hiller, this time in the role of Miss Bordereau.

In 1962, Ian & Chris were the first Britons to successfully scale the treacherous north-face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps.

Liquid hydrogen engines were first successfully developed in America, the RL-10 engine first flew in 1962.

After taking over premiership in 1952 with Marshal Khorloogiin Choibalsan's death, Tsedenbal successfully purged his political rivals: Dashiin Damba in 1958-59, Daramyn Tömör-Ochir in 1962, Luvsantserengiin Tsend in 1963, and the so-called Lookhuuz-Nyambuu-Surmaajav " anti-party group " in December 1964.

He successfully purged his political rivals: Dashiin Damba in 1958-59, Daramyn Tömör-Ochir in 1962, Luvsantserengiin Tsend in 1963, and the so-called Lookhuuz-Nyambuu-Surmaajav " anti-party " group in December 1964.

In 1962 he became president of Sinn Féin and was one of the people who successfully pushed the party to the left during the 1960s.

In 1962, Kang used the publication of a novel about Liu Zhidan, a Party member killed in battle against the Kuomintang in 1936, as the basis for reviving the Gao Gang affair, successfully insinuating that the novels ’ publication was an effort by Xi Zhongxun and others to reverse the Party's verdict on Gao.

He successfully promoted a Bill authorising councils to operate a meals-on-wheels service for the elderly and was soon on the fast track, within six months becoming PPS to ministers at the Board of Trade ; in 1962 he moved to the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance.

Although Prospero was the first ( and, to date, only ) British satellite to have been launched successfully by a British rocket, the first British satellite placed in orbit was Ariel 1, launched in April 1962 on an American rocket.

There has been research indicating that the correlation suggested by Yerkes and Dodson exists ( such as that of Broadhurst, 1959 ; Duffy, 1962 ; Anderson, 1988 ), but a cause of the correlation has not yet successfully been established ( Anderson, Revelle, & Lynch, 1989 ).

Mosbacher's brother was Emil " Bus " Mosbacher, Jr., who successfully defended the America's Cup as skipper of the Weatherly in 1962 and again in 1967 as skipper of the Intrepid.

Until his rearrest in 1962, it is alleged that Wolff worked for the CIA, while continuing to successfully build his reformed public relations firm.

Developed by English Electric, it was first flown in 1960 and cancelled in 1962 having successfully completed several test flights / trials at both Aberporth and then full-range trials at Woomera.

" You Don't Know Me " has been recorded by numerous artists over the years, most successfully by Jerry Vale ( 1956 ); Lenny Welch ( 1960 ); Ray Charles ( 1962 ); and Elvis Presley ( 1967 ).

The first African-American woman ever to argue a case before the U. S. Supreme Court, in Meredith v. Fair she successfully won James Meredith's effort to be the first black student to attend the University of Mississippi in 1962.

In 1962, the USS Ethan Allen successfully fired a Polaris A-1 missile against a test target in 1960.

This had started in 1962 after an Indonesian-inspired rebellion took place in Brunei, which was successfully quelled.

The second attempt — publicly referred to as Kosmos 4 — was successfully launched on 26 April 1962 and re-entered three days later.

On June 16, 1962, Peng submitted a document, his " Letter of 80, 000 Words ", to Mao and the Politburo, in which he gave a full account of his life, admitted to several " mistakes ", defended himself against most of the accusations made against him at the Lushan Conference, requested to be readmitted to decision-making government bodies, and sharply criticized the economic policies of the Great Leap Forward.

In fact, they had defended Ervin Eisch, Lothar Fischer, Dieter Kunzelmann, Renee Nele, Heimrad Prem, Gretel Stadler, Helmut Sturm and Hand-Peter Zimmer who had been excluded on February 10, 1962.

To counter this resistance, SGI officials met with members of the USCFA in New York City in April 1962 and defended the complex's design.

A 1962 episode entitled " The Benefactor "— in which the father-son legal team defended an abortionist — was the most controversial ; all of the series ' three regular advertisers refused to sponsor the episode, necessitating a last-minute replacement.

The title was defended sporadically in the National Wrestling Alliance affiliated Championship Wrestling from Florida from 1961 to 1962, 1978 to 1980, and then 1983 until 1986.

In 1960 she defended successfully the title against Kira Zvorykina (+ 6-2 = 5 ), but in 1962 she lost the title against the 21-year-old Nona Gaprindashvili (+ 0-7 = 4 ).

The Packers successfully defended their 1961 NFL title, finishing the 1962 season at 14-1 ; their only loss was to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving.

Susman and King successfully defended their title in 1962, defeating the South African team of Renee Schuurman Haygarth and Sandra Reynolds Price in the final 5 – 7, 6 – 3, 7 – 5.

However, if their United States income is not subject to the withholding of tax on wages, their returns are due June 15, 1962, if they use a calendar year, or the 15th day of the 6th month after the close of their fiscal year.

The game was originally published in 1962 by 3M as a part of their bookshelf games series.

The AVL tree is named after its two Soviet inventors, G. M. Adelson-Velskii and E. M. Landis, who published it in their 1962 paper " An algorithm for the organization of information.

The 1962 tour to South Africa saw the Lions still win 16 of their 25 games, but did not fare well against the Springboks, losing three of the four tests.

For example, they played Rhodesia ( the future Zimbabwe ) in 1910, 1924, 1938, 1955, 1962, 1968 & 1974 during their tours to South Africa.

According to the band's website, although the group admired Holly ( and years later produced an album covering some of his songs ), their name was inspired primarily by the sprigs of holly in evidence around Christmas of 1962.

Under Pope Benedict XVI's motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, Roman Catholic bishops, priests, and deacons are again permitted to use the 1962 edition of the Roman Breviary, promulgated by Pope John XXIII to satisfy their obligation to recite the Divine Office every day.

While some sources have rated the lagoon water as non-potable, testimony from the crew of the tuna clipper M / V Monarch, stranded on Clipperton for 23 days in 1962 after their boat sank, indicates otherwise.

In 1962 the total strength of the armed forces was about 6, 500, about 4, 000 being conscripts doing their military service.

The 1962 constitution had provided the presidential system for both provincial states ( West Pakistan and East Pakistan ) that each states were given autonomy to run their separate presidential provincial governments.

He, Watson, and Maurice Wilkins were jointly awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine " for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material ".

A BBC News article about a lack of " mid-career volunteers " in their 20s provided a Generation X age range, which, in 2007, would suggest birth years that fall between 1962 and 1982.

While the ending of the film does look somewhat ambiguous, Toho confirmed that King Kong was indeed the winner in their 1962 / 63 English-language film brochure Toho Films Vol.

The Colt. 45s started their inaugural season on April 10, 1962, against the Chicago Cubs with Harry Craft as the Colt. 45s ' manager.

* 1962 – The Rolling Stones perform their first ever concert, at the Marquee Club in London, England, United Kingdom.

These policymakers logroll to ensure that their district policies and pork barrel packages are put into practice — regardless of whether their policies are actually efficient ( Evans 1994 and Buchanan and Tullock 1962 ).

He will exchange his vote for his fellow legislators ’ bills to promote, for instance, the construction of new hospitals and the increase of veteran ’ s benefits, in return for their votes to repair the road ( Buchanan and Tullock 1962 ).

From 1962 to 1964, the Vikings wore purple pants with their white jerseys ( The Vikings, with their new uniform, still wear, on occasion, purple pants with yellow and white trim ).

During the 1962 and 1963 seasons, the Mets played their home games at the Polo Grounds.

In their 1962 inaugural season, the Mets posted a record of 40 – 120, the worst regular season record since Major League Baseball went to a 162-game season ( two games from their inaugural season were never made up ).