page_title: November 1962
section_title: November 28, 1962 (Wednesday)
hierarchical_section_title: November 1962 / November 28, 1962 (Wednesday)
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Beschrijving Koningin Wilhelmina ten halve lijve met het hoofd naar links Documenttype foto Vervaardiger Merkelbach, Atelier J. Collectie Collectie Atelier J. Merkelbach Datering 1948 ca. Inventarissen http://archief.amsterdam/archief/10164/35444 Afbeeldingsbestand 010164033306 Generated with Dememorixer
context_page_description: The following events occurred in November 1962:
context_section_description: U.S. Postmaster General J. Edward Day announced the "Zoning Improvement Plan" that would implement a five-digit number identifying each post office in the United States, beginning on July 1, 1963.  The "ZIP Code" was initially intended for businesses that had high speed electronic data sorters, but Day said that use by private citizens would not be mandatory, noting that "We're not too concerned if Aunt Minnie doesn't put the numbers on her letter."
  The United States Armed Forces returned its defense readiness condition to DEFCON 4 after having been at DEFCON 2 since October 23 during the start of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
  At the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japanese artist Yoko Ono married fellow-artist Anthony Cox.  At the time, the future wife of John Lennon was also married to (but separated from) composer Toshi Ichiyanagi, causing Ono to temporarily be in a state of bigamy that would be fixed by an annulment of the marriage to Cox, a divorce from Toshi, and a remarriage with Cox.
  Following the victory of his party in national elections, Georges Pompidou formed a new government as Prime Minister of France.
  Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, sister of the India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, became Governor of the state of Maharashtra.
  Born: Jon Stewart, American comedian and host of The Daily Show, as Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz in New York City
  Died: Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, 82, who reigned from 1890 to 1948 before abdicating in favor of her daughter, Juliana.
caption: Queen Wilhelmina
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