28 East Germans Escape to West
Jan. 24, 1962 - Twenty-eight East Germans, including a 71-year-old paralyzed woman and an 8-year-old girl, fled to West Berlin early...
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Jan 23, 2022
President Says Milk "Offers No Hazards" from Fallout or Cholesterol
Jan. 23, 1962 - President Kennedy told the public today that its milk supply “offers no hazards” either from radioactive fallout or...
Jan 23, 2022
Ike Shifts Position on "Muzzling" Generals
Jan. 23, 1962 - Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower suggested today that leading military men assume a major role in warning the public...
Jan 23, 2022
U.S. Seeks to Bar Cuba from Organization of American States
Jan. 23, 1962 - The United States fought for votes today on a new formula for the Cuban problem that would suspend Premier Fidel Castro’s...
Jan 22, 2022
Attorney General Kennedy Rejects Invitation to Visit Moscow
Jan. 22, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy rejected today an informal invitation to visit the Soviet Union. The President’s...
Jan 21, 2022
Sen. Humphrey Says Chinese Could Have Bomb "Any Time This Year"
Jan. 21, 1962 - The assistant Senate majority leader, Hubert Humphrey (left), said today that Red China could explode a nuclear device...
Jan 20, 2022
Soviet Leaders Invite Robert F. Kennedy to Visit Moscow
Jan. 20, 1962 - The Soviet leaders have asked Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to visit Moscow on his world tour next month. President...
Jan 19, 2022
McNamara Says U.S. Resolved to Oppose Communist Aggression
Jan. 19, 1962 - Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara said today that the United States was resolved to oppose Communist aggression “in...
Jan 18, 2022
Defoliation Efforts Begin in Vietnam
Jan. 18, 1962 - United States planes have sprayed jungle growth along the Saigon-Saint Jacques road in South Vietnam to remove foliage...
Jan 18, 2022
Soviets Withdraw Tanks from Berlin Border
Jan. 18, 1962 - The Soviet Army has withdrawn a dozen tanks from the heart of East Berlin, where they were encamped about half a mile...
Jan 17, 2022
Viet Cong Make Gains with Peasant Population
Jan. 17, 1962 - Despite considerable improvement in its information and propaganda services, the South Vietnamese Government is losing...
Jan 16, 2022
Chinese Communists Denounce President Kennedy
Jan. 16, 1962 - Communist Chinese propaganda denounced President Kennedy and the U.S. Government today. Accusing the President of acts of...
Jan 15, 2022
Thousands of Women Protest Nuclear Fallout at White House
Jan. 15, 1962 - Several thousand women from Eastern cities picketed the White House today to protest nuclear fallout. The pickets, soaked...
Jan 12, 2022
McNamara to Fly to Hawaii for Vietnam Conference
Jan. 12, 1962 - Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara (right) will fly to Hawaii Sunday for a day-long conference Monday on the...
Jan 11, 2022
Young Khrushchev Considered Moving to U.S. for Higher Wages
Jan. 11, 1962 - Nikita S. Khrushchev, when a youth, considered emigrating to the United States to earn higher wages, New York Governor...
Jan 11, 2022
U.S. B-52H Super-bomber Breaks World Record
Jan. 11, 1962 - A United States Air Force B-52H superbomber equipped for launching missiles broke a world record today by flying 12,519...
Jan 11, 2022
Defoliation Plan for Vietnam on Temporary Hold
Jan. 11, 1962 - A plan by U.S. officials to “defoliate” trees and bushes in South Vietnam with a chemical sprayed from planes as a means...
Jan 9, 2022
Sec. McNamara Sends Thank-You Letters to Families of Reservists and National Guardsmen
Jan. 9, 1962 - Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara has expressed the nation’s gratitude to the more than 150,000 reservists and...
Jan 9, 2022
Documentary: "The Truth About Communism," Narrated by Ronald Reagan
Jan. 9, 1962 - Here is a documentary called “The Truth About Communism.” The narrator is actor Ronald Reagan. #Podcast #podcasts...
Jan 9, 2022
Kennedy Administration Sees Long Struggle Ahead in South Vietnam
Jan. 9, 1962 - The Kennedy Administration believes there is a fairly good chance of saving South Vietnam from communism, but it foresees...
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