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The following events occurred in March 1962: ==March 1, 1962 (Thursday)== *The very first K-Mart discount store (now Kmart) was opened by the S.S. Kresge Corporation, in Garden City, Michigan.〔("30 Years of K Mart" ), ''Discount Store News'', February 17, 1992〕 Kresge CEO Harry Cunningham founded and oversaw the growth of what would be the largest chain of American discount stores by 1964. In 1990. K-Mart's #1 spot would be yielded to Wal-Mart, also founded in 1962.〔Peter J. Rea and Harold Kerzner, ''Strategic Planning: A Practical Guide'' (John Wiley and Sons, 1997) pp78-80〕 *"The Incredible Hulk" was introduced as the first issue of the comic book, by that name, appeared on the shelves of American stores and newsstands. Issue #1 was post-dated to May 1962 in accordance with industry practice.〔(MarvelMasterworks.com ); ("Hulk 50! Marvel No Give Hulk A Birthday Party. Hulk Sad." )〕 *American Airlines Flight 1, a Boeing 707, crashed shortly after its 10:07 am takeoff from Idlewild Airport at New York, killing all 95 people on board. The dead included W. Alton Jones, philanthropist and chairman of the board of Cities Service Company (now CITGO).〔"95 DIE IN NEW YORK JET CRASH" ''Miami News'', March 1, 1962, p1〕 An investigation concluded that the crash was caused by a rudder malfunction, which sent the plane into an uncontrolled roll resulting and loss of control.〔(Aviation Safety Network )〕 *The largest ticker-tape parade in history took place in New York City as well-wishers turned out to salute American astronaut John Glenn. The city sanitation department collected 3,474 tons of tossed paper afterward, compared to an average of 50 tons for parades in the 21st century.〔Kenneth T Jackson, ''The Encyclopedia of New York City'' (Yale University Press, 2010)〕 *President of Pakistan Ayub Khan promulgated a constitution in order to reinforce his authority in the absence of martial law.〔"Pakistan Gets New Constitution", ''Miami News'', March 1, 1962, p1〕 *Benedicto Kiwanuka became the interim Prime Minister of Uganda as the African colony was granted self-government by the United Kingdom. He would be replaced by Milton Obote the next month, before Uganda's independence on October 9, and would later be murdered by Ugandan President Idi Amin in 1972.〔Kenneth Ingham, ''Obote: A Political Biography'' (Routledge, 1994) p73〕 *The final section of the Cahill Expressway opened in Sydney, Australia. *A three-story hotel collapsed in the Egyptian city of Asyut, killing 34 people who were eating after sunset at an Eid ul-Fitr, a feast celebrating the end of the month of Ramadan on the Islamic calendar. Seven survivors were recovered alive from the rubble.〔"Egypt Hotel Collapses, 29 Killed, ''Miami News'', March 1, 1962, p6A〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「March 1962」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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