United States Guinness Records in 1962

This is a compilation of 9 United States Guinness records in 1962. You may want to take a look at our complete list of United States Guinness Records broken down by year.

When	Record name	What	Who
05 August 1962	Longest serving chief of police		Millard Jordan
10 July 1962	First communications satellite	1962/7/10 - 1968/5/24 first	Echo 1
14 April 1962	Most points scored by an individual in an NBA finals game		Elgin Baylor
02 March 1962	Most field goals scored by an individual in an NBA game		Wilt Chamberlain
1962	First actor to break the $1 million threshold	first	Marlon Brando
1962	First television sci-fi sitcom	first	The Jetsons
1962	Farthest distance to move a bridge		Unknown
1962	Most basketball field goals in an NBA season		Wilt Chamberlain
1962	Largest solar telescope		McMath-Pierce Telescope

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Content last updated on 2018-11-27

United States Guinness Records in 1962

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