May 1962

Historical Events in May 1962

Event of Interest

May 13 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Montgomery CC: Mickey Wright wins on the 4th hole of a sudden-death playoff with Mary Lena Faulk

LPGA Golfer Mickey Wright — LPGA Golfer
Mickey Wright

May 14 Ex-present of Yugoslavia Milovan Djilas sentenced to 5 years
May 14 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
May 14 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan elected second President of India
May 15 US marines arrive in Laos
May 17 Marin County withdraws from BART district
May 19 "Bravo, Giovanni" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 76 performances
May 19 "John Birch Society" by Chad Mitchell Trio hits #99
May 19 87th Preakness: John Rotz aboard Greek Money wins in 1:56.2
May 19 Indonesian paratroopers land in New Guinea

Event of Interest

May 19 Stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner's NL hit record with 3,431

MLB Legend Stan Musial — MLB Legend
Stan Musial

MLB Shortshop Honus Wagner — MLB Shortshop
Honus Wagner

May 19 US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric)
May 21 3 more Cleveland HR set AL record for most HR (26) over 8 games

Emmy Awards

May 22 14th Emmy Awards: Bob Newhart Show, E G Marshall & Shirley Booth win

Actress Shirley Booth — Actress
Shirley Booth

Comedian and Actor Bob Newhart — Comedian and Actor
Bob Newhart

May 22 Netherlands telephone network becomes completely automated
May 22 Major Robert A Rushworth, USAF, takes X-15 to 30,600m

Baseball Record

May 22 Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inning game

Baseball Player Roger Maris — Baseball Player
Roger Maris

May 22 Continental Airlines Flight 11 crashes after bombs explode on board

Baseball Record

May 23 Joe Pepitone 2nd Yankee to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning (Joe DiMaggio)

MLB First Baseman and Outfielder Joe Pepitone — MLB First Baseman and Outfielder
Joe Pepitone

May 23 OAS leader general Raoul Salan sentenced to life
May 23 Scott Carpenter orbits Earth 3 times in US Aurora 7
May 23 15th Cannes Film Festival: "Keeper of Promises" directed by Anselmo Duarte wins the Palme d'Or
May 24 M Scott Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 launched into Earth orbit
May 25 Isley Brothers release "Twist & Shout"
May 25 US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric)
May 25 US unions AFL-CIO starts campaign for 35-hour work week
May 26 "All American" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 80 performances
May 28 Suit alleging de facto school segregation filed in Rochester, NY
May 28 US stock market drops $20.8 B in 1 day
May 28 Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio

TV Show Appearance

May 29 Barbra Streisand appears on "Garry Moore Show"

Singer-Songwriter and Actress Barbra Streisand — Singer-Songwriter and Actress
Barbra Streisand

May 29 4th Grammy Awards: Moon River, Peter Nero wins
May 30 69 killed in bus crash (Ahmedabad India)
May 30 Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem" premieres
May 30 Indianapolis 500: Rodger Ward wins in 3:33:50.291 (225.780 km/h)
May 31 "Tell It To Groucho" last airs on CBS-TV
May 31 The West Indies Federation dissolves.

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