1960s Timeline

Sept. 29, 1961 - The last of Havana's gambling casinos closed quietly today, minutes after Premier Fidel Castro had announced that his...

Sept. 29, 1961 - An American Medical Association publication came up today with a new phobia: "nucleomitophobia," or fear of atomic...

Sept. 28, 1961 - The stars and other figures who live near Hollywood's Sunset Strip have become the most fallout-proof citizens of...

Sept. 28, 1961 - An official of the Central Intelligence Agency has testified that fomenting riots, infiltrating police forces, and...

Sept. 27, 1961 - Here is a documentary on the Berlin Wall, the construction of which began August 13. #communism #communist #coldwar...

Sept. 26, 1961 - President Kennedy is expected to name John A. McCone (right) tomorrow as director of the Central Intelligence Agency....

Sept. 25, 1961 - Former President Eisenhower commended President Kennedy's U.N. speech today. He said he believed "it summed up,...

Sept. 25, 1961 - President Kennedy said today that the Western powers would stand firm on West Berlin, but he emphasized that they wished...

Sept. 24, 1961 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said today that there "is no question" that his brother, President Kennedy, would...

\Sept. 23, 1961 - Five months have passed since Premier Fidel Castro described triumphantly on television the defeat of the anti-Castro...

Sept. 22, 1961 - For the second time this week, the Communist guerrillas known as Viet Cong launched a devastating attack in South...

Sept. 21, 1961 - Connie Francis (pictured), Louis Armstrong, Sid Caesar, and the comedy team of Rowan and Martin are among the performers...

Sept. 19, 1961 - President Kennedy welcomed President Manuel Prado y Ugarteche (left) of Peru today and said their two countries stood...

Sept. 19, 1961 - The Soviet Union suggested today that the United Nations consider transferring its headquarters from New York to West...

Sept. 19, 1961 - President Kennedy said in a special message today that millions of persons were living under the shadow of another...

Sept. 18, 1961 - More than 1,000 Communist rebels in South Vietnam attacked and burned the capital of Phuoc Vinh Province, 60 miles north...

Sept. 17, 1961 - Former President Harry S. Truman talked of many things during a two-hour interview last night with David Susskind. Some...

Sept. 16, 1961 - It is not only humans who are bothered by the Communist wall across Berlin - dogs are affected as well. A fox terrier...

Sept. 16, 1961 - A large-scale round-up of Roman Catholic priests has taken place in Havana in the last two days. There are no precise...

Sept. 16, 1961 - The United States and the Soviet Union detonated nuclear devices today. Both were announced in Washington by the Atomic...