1962 - 1962 (0 years)
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| 1 | 1962 | - 1962—1962:
Britain passes Commonwealth Immigrants Act to control immigration
- 1962—1962:
Thalidomide withdrawn after it causes deformities in babies
- 1962—1962:
Britain and France agree to construct 'Concorde'
- 25 May 1962—25 May 1962:
Consecration of new Coventry Cathedral (old destroyed in WW2 blitz)
- 15 Jun 1962—15 Jun 1962:
First nuclear generated electricity to supplied National Grid (from Berkeley Glos)
- Jul 1962—Jul 1962:
First passenger-carrying hovercraft enters service, along the North Wales Coast from Moreton to Rhyl
- 10 Jul 1962—10 Jul 1962:
First TV transmission between US and Europe (Telstar) - first live broadcast on 23 Jul
- 24 Oct 1962—24 Oct 1962:
Cuba missile crisis - brink of nuclear war
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