The US began to target food crops in October 1962, primarily using Agent Blue.

The U. S. military began targeting food crops in October 1962, primarily using Agent Blue ; the American public was not made aware of the crop destruction programs until 1965 ( and it was then believed that crop spraying had begun that spring ).

The show was first announced in The New York Times on October 5, 1961: " For the winter of 1962, Laurents is nurturing another musical project, The Natives Are Restless.

The Cuban missile crisis — known as the October crisis in Cuba and the Caribbean crisis () in the USSR — was a 13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side and the United States on the other ; the crisis occurred in October 1962, during the Cold War.

On October 14, 1962, a United States Air Force U-2 plane on a photoreconnaissance mission captured photographic proof of Soviet missile bases under construction in Cuba.

The confrontation ended on October 28, 1962, when President John F. Kennedy and United Nations Secretary-General U Thant reached a public and secret agreement with Khrushchev.

In February 1962, the United States launched an embargo against Cuba, and Lansdale presented a 26-page, top-secret timetable for implementation of the overthrow of the Cuban Government, mandating that guerrilla operations begin in August and September, and in the first two weeks of October: " Open revolt and overthrow of the Communist regime ".

By October 1962, they may have had a few dozen, although some intelligence estimates were as high as 75.

President Kennedy meets with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in the Oval Office ( October 18, 1962 )

President Kennedy signs the Proclamation for Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba at the Oval Office on October 23, 1962.

Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (; born 26 October 1962 ), known professionally as Cary Elwes, is an English actor and voice actor.

Dallas logged its first win in the series on October 29, 1961 and New York's first was on November 11, 1962.

For instance, Idi Amin Dada, who had been a British army lieutenant prior to Uganda's independence from Britain in October 1962, subsequently styled himself as " His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada,,, Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular ".

The Commission on Restructure, chaired by Granville T. Walker, held its first meeting on October 30 & November 1, 1962.

On October 1, 1962, Groucho, after acting as occasional guest host of The Tonight Show during the six-month interval between Jack Paar and Johnny Carson, introduced Carson as the new host.

This came just over half a decade since the one millionth car, an EJ Premier sedan rolled off the Dandenong line on 25 October 1962.

Jamaica and Brazil established diplomatic relations on October 14, 1962.

Brown financed a live recording at a midnight performance gig at the Apollo from an October 24, 1962 gig and opted Syd Nathan to release the album.

In October 1962, a scandal erupted when police arrested five Der Spiegel journalists, charging them with high treason for publishing a memo detailing weaknesses in the West German armed forces.

Over the next five decades, he created covers for numerous books and magazines, notably Astounding Science Fiction both before and after its title change to Analog ; Mad magazine ( for whom he painted many early covers featuring the iconic character, Alfred E. Neuman ) from 1958 to 1962 ( he started at Mad in February 1957 and by July 1958 was the magazine's new cover artist ; he painted most of its covers until October 1962 ); cover art for DAW, Signet, Ballantine Books, Avon, all 58 Laser Books ( which are now collectors ' items ), and over 90 covers for Ace books alone.

India's belated discovery of this road led to border clashes between the two countries that culminated in the Sino-Indian war of October 1962.

A former U. S. Marine who had defected to the Soviet Union between October 1959 and June 1962, Oswald was initially arrested for the murder of police officer J. D. Tippit, on a Dallas street approximately 40 minutes after Kennedy was shot.

Adapted by Harry Kurnitz and directed by Harold Clurman, it racked up an impressive 389 performances, opening at the Booth Theatre on 18 October 1961 and closing on 22 September 1962.

On October 6, 1961, the Mets signed a 30-year stadium lease, with an option for a 10-year renewal.

* October 16 – The " miracle " New York Mets win the World Series, beating the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 1.

On October 1, 2006, he managed his final game, a 6 – 2 loss to the Mets, and prior to the game addressed the fans at RFK Stadium.

On October 2, 2005, Piazza played his final game in a Mets uniform, as it was well-reported that the All-Star catcher and the team would part ways following the season as Piazza's seven-year Mets contract expired.

** October 27-World Series – The New York Mets win 4 games to 3 over the Boston Red Sox.

Glavine declined a one-year, $ 13 million contract option for the 2008 season with the Mets on October 5, 2007, ending his time as a New York Met.

On October 14, 2006, Tyler sang " God Bless America " during the seventh inning stretch at Game No. 3 of the National League Championship Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Keith Barlow Hernandez ( born October 20, 1953 ) is a former Major League Baseball ( MLB ) player who was the starting first baseman on World Series championship teams with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982 and the New York Mets in 1986.

On October 10, 1961, an expansion draft to stock the Houston Colt. 45s and New York Mets new National League clubs was conducted in Cincinnati.

Ralph McPherran Kiner ( born October 27, 1922 ) is an American former Major League Baseball player and has been an announcer for the New York Mets since the team's inception.

On October 3, 2004 Chávez recorded the final out in Montreal Expos history in their 8 – 1 loss to the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.

Jeffrey James Reardon ( born October 1, 1955 ), nicknamed " The Terminator " for his intimidating presence on the mound and 98 mph fastball, is a former professional baseball relief pitcher from 1979 – 1994 who played for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, and Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Yankees.

Perhaps the most memorable game Andújar pitched in the rivalry that developed between the two clubs was a 5 – 2 loss on October 2 against Dwight Gooden that allowed the Mets to pull within a game of the Cardinals.

The Expos played their final game on October 3 at Shea Stadium, losing by a score of 8 – 1 against the New York Mets, the same opponent that the Expos first faced at its start, 35 years earlier.

Therefore it was no surprise that after the Mets had just lost their seventh game in a row that Aguilera was included in a last-minute July 31 deadline deal, along with West, Tapani, reliever Tim Drummond and a player to be named ( which on October 16 became reliever Jack Savage ), for Minnesota Twins ace Frank Viola.

The phrase " Red Sox Nation " was first coined by Boston Globe feature writer Nathan Cobb in an October 20, 1986, article about split allegiances among fans in Connecticut during the 1986 World Series between the Red Sox and the New York Mets.

He signed with the Mets as a free agent after the season, on October 29, 1993.

Santos " Sandy " Alomar, Sr., or in the Spanish naming system Santos Alomar Conde (; ; born October 19, 1943 in Salinas, Puerto Rico ) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves ( 1964 – 66 ), New York Mets ( 1967 ), Chicago White Sox ( 1967 – 69 ), California Angels ( 1969 – 74 ), New York Yankees ( 1974 – 76 ), and Texas Rangers ( 1977 – 78 ).

Joseph Earl McEwing ( born October 17, 1972 in Bristol, Pennsylvania ) is a former Major League Baseball player who spent most of his career with the New York Mets, where he played from through.

Zeile got one final start as a catcher two weeks later on October 3, 2004 in the season's final game, as the Mets ' regular catcher, Jason Phillips's foot hurt him and he could not play.

After rain postponed Game 5 to a noon start on October 14, the Mets took a 3 – 2 series lead as Gary Carter's single off Charlie Kerfeld in the bottom of the 12th scored Wally Backman with the winning run for a 2 – 1 victory.

In October 2009, Backman's name circulated as a likely candidate for the Mets ' double A managerial job with the Binghamton Mets ; however, the Mets decided instead to promote Teufel from the St. Lucie Mets, and Backman was given the St. Lucie job.