Timeline February 1962

Events in February 1962 4

• 1962 – 1963 Chuck Berry in federal prison Mann Act conviction Serves about 20 months after a conviction under the Mann Act.
• 1962 John Glenn orbits the Earth First American astronaut to orbit the planet Aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn completed three orbits of Earth on February 20, 1962, becoming the first American to do so. The flight was a major milestone in the Space Race against the Soviet Union. Glenn later became a US senator and returned to space in 1998.
• 1962 – 2006 Steve Irwin (1962-2006) Died 4 September 2006, aged 44 Steve Irwin, the Australian wildlife expert known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed by a stingray barb while filming near the Great Barrier Reef. His death was mourned worldwide and drew attention to marine safety. He was remembered for popularizing wildlife conservation on television.
• 1962 "Wonderful Land" — #1 for eight weeks February 1962 "Wonderful Land", another Jerry Lordan composition (with added strings and French horns by producer Norrie Paramor), spent eight weeks at #1 on the UK chart in 1962 — a feat matched in that decade only by Elvis Presley and later the Archies.