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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1962
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| January 13, 1962 |
Ray Charles hits #9 with “Unchain My Heart”. |
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Ray Charles |
| January 20, 1962 |
Break it to me Gently peaks at #4
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Brenda Lee
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| February 2, 1962 |
Edward Wayne Edwards, on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, is arrested in Atlanta
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| February 21, 1962 |
Diocese of Atlanta become an Archdiocese with the appointment of Most Rev. Paul J. Hallinan, D.D. as archbishop
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| February 27, 1962 |
Martin Luther King is convicted of minor offenses in Albany, Georgia as a result of his attempt to desegregate that city, however other charges remain pending
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Martin Luther King
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Albany, Georgia |
| March 26, 1962 |
In Baker v. Carr, the Supreme Court establishes the "one man, one vote" rule.
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Jimmy Carter |
| April 12, 1962 |
The Ida Cason Callaway Memorial Chapel is dedicated by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale |
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Callaway Gardens |
| April 12, 1962 |
The Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad opens at Stone Mountain Park |
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Stone Mountain |
| April 28, 1962 |
Everybody Loves Me But You peaks at #6
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Brenda Lee
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| May 9, 1962 |
106 members and friends of the Atlanta Art Association begin a month-long tour of Europe. Crash at Orly Airport - The Day Atlanta Died |
| June 2, 1962 |
I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles reaches Number 1
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Ray Charles |
| June 3, 1962 |
Air France jet carrying 106 Atlanta civic and cultural leaders crashed during take-off at Orly Airport in Paris, France. Crash at Orly Airport - The Day Atlanta Died |
| June 16, 1962 |
Baseball star Wally Joyner born, Stone Mountain
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| June 18, 1962 |
Hammerin' Hank Aaron becomes one of three players to hit a home run in dead center of the Polo Grounds in New York. It is considered to be the longest home run of his career
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Hank Aaron
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| June 21, 1962 |
Dean Rusk visits West Berlin, meets with Mayor Willie Brandt to discuss the Berlin Crises
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Dean Rusk
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| July 10, 1962 |
Rev. Martin Luther King and Rev. Ralph David Abernathy are convicted of charges stemming from his 1961 attempt to desegregate government buildings in Albany, Georgia. He is sentenced to a 45-day jail term.
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Martin Luther King
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Ralph David Abernathy, Jr. |
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Albany, Georgia |
| July 12, 1962 |
An unidentified person pays Martin Luther King's fine, freeing him from an Albany, Georgia jail
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Martin Luther King
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Albany, Georgia |
| July 20, 1962 |
Federal District Court Judge Robert J. Elliot tries to halt demonstrations in Albany with a temporary restraining order. 160 people who met at Shiloh Baptist Church for a demonstration are arrested. |
| July 22, 1962 |
While bringing food to jailed demonstrators in Camilla, Georgia, Marion King is assaulted by police officers who hit and kick her until she is unconscious. King was pregnant. |
| July 24, 1962 |
The earlier temporary restraining order again Albany Movement Demonstrations is overturned by Judge Elbert P. Tuttle of the U.S. Appeals Court for the Fifth Circuit. |
| July 25, 1962 |
In a meeting at Dick Gay's Cue Room, Dr. Martin Luther King and others appeal to activists to maintain a nonviolent attitude |
| July 27, 1962 |
Ten demonstrators in front of Albany's City Hall are arrested. After they are arrested a group of 17 demonstrators appear and they too are arrested. |
| August 11, 1962 |
Sheila, Tommy Roe's first charted single, goes to #1 for two weeks
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Tommy Roe |
| August 28, 1962 |
During a rally organized as part of the Albany Movement Albany police arrest and jail demonstrators for a day. |
| September 17, 1962 |
High Hopes Baptist Church near Dawson, Georgia is burned to the ground. It is the 4th "Negro Church" to be set ablaze. |
| September 25, 1962 |
A pre-dawn fire at St. Matthew's Baptist Church destroys the building. It is the fifth black church to burn in the past month
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| October 6, 1962 |
All Alone Am I peaks at #3
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Brenda Lee
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| October 16, 1962 |
Jimmy Carter loses the Democratic primary in a run for the Georgia senate. Carter asks for a recount and wins, thanks to Baker v. Carr
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Jimmy Carter |
| October 16, 1962 |
Martin Luther King meets with President John F. Kennedy to discuss the issues King is involved with.
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Martin Luther King
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| October 19, 1962 |
Boxer Evander Holyfield born, Atlanta
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| October 24, 1962 |
James Brown records Live at the Apollo
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James Brown |
| November 2, 1962 |
Carl Sanders is the first Georgia governor elected by popular vote. Jimmy Carter wins the state senate seat for Quitman County |
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Carl Sanders |
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Jimmy Carter |
| November 6, 1962 |
Democrat Herman Talmadge is elected to the U. S. Senate. He was unopposed. |
| November 20, 1962 |
John F. Kennedy orders an end to racial discrimination in federal housing (Executive order 11063)
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The Road to Integration
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| November 28, 1962 |
The Skylift, an Alpine-style tramway, opens at Stone Mountain Park. Governor Ernest Vandiver and Swiss Ambassador August Lindt attend the ceremony. |
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Stone Mountain |
| December 2, 1962 |
A Louisville and Nashville train derails in Marietta, Georgia while carrying nuclear weapons components |
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Marietta, GA |
| December 21, 1962 |
Country music singer Christy Forester born, Lookout Mountain, Georgia
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| December 22, 1962 |
Jeanette Clark, a 16 year old Barnesville, Georgia native, dies in a car accident on U. S. Highway 341, along with 2 other teenagers who were attending Gordon College. Wayne Cochran, who had already written "Last Kiss," dedicated the song to Clark. |
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