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ON THIS DATE:
1738 Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician and freemason who proposed and became the namesake of the guillotine, born in Saintes, France

1818 Walk-in-the-Water, the first steam vessel to sail on Lake Erie, is launched

1818 P. G. T. Beauregard, American Confederate general (Hero of Sumter), born in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

1830 US President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, a key law leading to the forced removal of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes out of Georgia and surrounding states, setting the stage for the Cherokee Trail of Tears

American all-round athlete (Olympic gold decathlon, pentathlon 1912; College & Pro Football Hall of Fame), born in Indian Territory, Oklahoma

1892 Sierra Club formed by John Muir and others in San Francisco, for conservation of nature

1908 Ian Fleming, English author (James Bond novels), born in London, England

1928 American automobile makers Dodge Brothers Inc and Chrysler Corporation merge

1936 Alan Turing submits "On Computable Numbers" for publication, in which he sets out the theoretical basis for modern computers

1938 American Basketball HOF guard Jerry West (NBA C'ship 1972, NBA Finals MVP 1969 LA Lakers; 14 x NBA All Star) and executive (8 x NBA C'ship), born in Chelyan, West Virginia

1944 American lawyer, and politician (Mayor of New York City (R), 1994-2001) who was in office at the time of the September 11 attacks, born in New York City

1945 American songwriter, guitarist, and singer (Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Have You Ever Seen The Rain"; "Lookin' Out My Backdoor"), born in Berkeley, California

1951 After starting MLB career going 0-for-12, New York Giants Willie Mays connects for his 1st major league home run in a 4-1 loss to the Boston Braves at the Polo Grounds, NYC

1957 NL approves baseball's Brooklyn Dodgers' & NY Giants' move to the US west coast

1961 Amnesty International founded in London (Nobel Peace Prize 1977)

1961 Last trip (Paris to Bucharest) on the Orient Express (after 78 years)

1962 Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio

1963 Cyclone hits Chittagong, Bangladesh; about 1 million houses destroyed

1963 Estimated 22,000 die in a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal (India)

1968 Fantasy Records releases the self-titled debut album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, featuring their first hit single, a cover of Dale Hawkin's "Susie Q"

1968 MLB: AL announces it is splitting into 2 divisions

1968 MLB: NL grants San Diego Padres a franchise

1971 American Secretary of State (2025-) and Republican Senator (Florida, 2011-25), born in Miami, Florida

1973 Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in 21 innings (game started 5/26)

1980 2 Oakland A's steal home in 1st inning

1987 Mathias Rust, an 18-year-old West German pilot, flies a Cessna from Helsinki to Moscow in an unauthorized flight and lands near Red Square, deeply embarrassing the Soviet military

1995 White Sox (5) & Tigers (7) combine for record 12 HRs at Tiger Stadium

2002 NATO declares Russia a limited partner in the Western alliance

2022 At least 31 people, mostly children, die in a stampede during a church giveaway event in Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria

1962 was a good year

-United States Navy SEALs Established
-Jan Pope John XXIII Excommunicates Fidel Castro
-Death of Lucky Luciano
-John Glenn's Historic Earth Orbit
-Wilt Chamberlain Scores 100 Points in NBA Game

Yup - good year

That is one of the most interesting Corvettes.  The front is mostly unchanged from the 56-61 models while the back is almost exactly the same as the 63-67 models. 

Hotter than a two dollar pistol......

With a new larger engine the 1962 model year Corvette was the quickest to date. Displacement of the small-block V8 increased from 283 cu in to 327 cu in, which was rated at 250 hp in its base single 4-barrel carburetor version. Hydraulic valve lifters were used in the standard and optional 300 hp engines, solid lifters in the optional carbureted 340 hp and Ramjet fuel-injected 360 hp versions.

1962 saw the last solid-rear-axle suspension, that had been used from the beginning. Rocker panel trim was seen for the first time. This was the last Corvette model to offer an optional power convertible top mechanism. Rare options: RPO 488 24-gallon fuel tank, RPO 687 heavy-duty brakes and steering, RPO 473 power convertible top, RPO 276 15×5.5-inch wheels.

My one bro had a '63 vette convertible for a few yrs then sold it right before he got married

So in other words, the man down at the bank took her from him.  

Ramjet fuel-injected 360 hp versions.

A friend owned one of the early fuel injected Vette's.  That was a great system . . . when it worked.  Keeping it working on an old (by the time he owned it) Corvette was a flat out nightmare.  

good idea, will tell my daughters
Their decision