January 4: New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on board.
January 26: Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon; it later misses the Moon by 22,000 miles.
February 2: For the first time in 403 years, Neptune and Pluto align.
February 7: The United States Government bans all U.S.-related Cuban imports and exports.
March 2: Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points.
April 26: The Ranger 4 spacecraft crashes into the Moon.
July 1: Another heavy smog develops over London.
July 12: The Rolling Stones make their debut at London's Marquee Club, Number 165 Oxford Street, opening for Long John Baldry.
July 28: A locust swarm threatens New Delhi.
August 6: Jamaica becomes independent.
September 12: President John F. Kennedy declares that the U.S. will put a man on the moon by the end of the decade.
September 30: CBS broadcasts the final episodes of Suspense and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, marking the end of the Golden Age of Radio.
October 14: Cuban Missile Crisis begins: A U-2 flight over Cuba takes photos of Soviet nuclear weapons being installed. A stand-off then ensues the next day between the United States and the Soviet Union, threatening the world with nuclear war.
November 3: The term "Personal computer" is first mentioned by the media.
December 14: U.S. spacecraft Mariner 2 flies by Venus, becoming the first probe to successfully transmit data from another planet...
And most importantly, Scott Kalitta was born in Mt. Clemens, Mich., on Feb., 19, 1962. Happy Birthday Scott!