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TODAY · AUGUST 27
1962: Mariner 2 Launches Toward Venus

On August 27, 1962, NASA launched Mariner 2 toward Venus from Cape Canaveral.

Moments across history · August 27

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Mariner 2 Launches Toward Venus
1962

Mariner 2 Launches Toward Venus

First Guinness Book of Records Published
1955

First Guinness Book of Records Published

First Jet-Powered Aircraft Flight
1939

First Jet-Powered Aircraft Flight

Kellogg-Briand Pact Signed in Paris
1928

Kellogg-Briand Pact Signed in Paris

Anglo-Zanzibar War
1896

Anglo-Zanzibar War

Mariner 2 Launches Toward Venus
1962

Mariner 2 Launches Toward Venus

First Guinness Book of Records Published
1955

First Guinness Book of Records Published

First Jet-Powered Aircraft Flight
1939

First Jet-Powered Aircraft Flight