1962
7 verified events recorded in 1962.
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-12-31 | William Volker Fund Closes After Financing Chicago School and Mont Pelerin Society
3 src William Volker Fund · Harold Luhnow · Hoover Institution · Institute for Humane Studies · +6 | confirmed | |
| 1962-10-10 | Thalidomide Scandal Drives Kefauver-Harris Amendment Strengthening FDA Drug Safety Requirements
3 src Senator Estes Kefauver · Representative Oren Harris · President John F. Kennedy · Frances Kelsey · +2 | confirmed | |
| 1962-09-30 | Cesar Chavez Founds NFWA, Begins Farmworker Organizing Campaign
3 src Cesar Chavez · Dolores Huerta · National Farm Workers Association · Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee | confirmed | |
| 1962-09-27 | Rachel Carson Publishes Silent Spring, Chemical Industry Launches Coordinated Attack Campaign
3 src Rachel Carson · Monsanto · American Cyanamid · Velsicol Chemical Corporation · +1 | confirmed | |
| 1962-02-13 | King-Anderson Medicare Bill Defeated in Committee After Intense Corporate Lobbying
3 src Cecil R. King · Clinton Anderson · John F. Kennedy · Wilbur Mills · +5 | confirmed | |
| 1962-01-17 | Kennedy Executive Order 10988 Grants Federal Workers Collective Bargaining Rights
3 src John F. Kennedy · American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees · Federal employees · Jerry Wurf | confirmed | |
| 1962-01-01 | National Association of Manufacturers Establishes Defense Committee and Hires First Full-Time President
8 src National Association of Manufacturers · Werner P. Gullander · National Defense Committee | confirmed |