1962 in the United States
Events from the year 1962 in the United States.
October 14–28: Cuban Missile Crisis
1961 in the United States
Events from the year 1961 in the United States.
January 20: John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th U.S. president
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the 37th U.S. vice president
President Kennedy delivers his proposal to put a man on the Moon before a joint session of Congress, May 25, 1961
Dexter King