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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...

Dec 1, 2021

Castro Embraces Communism

Dec. 1, 1961 - Premier Fidel Castro sang the praises of Lenin today and proclaimed, “I absolutely believe in Marxism.” The Cuban leader’s...

Oct 28, 2021

Report: Guevara’s Power Reduced in Cuba

Oct. 28, 1961 - Indications are mounting that Maj. Ernesto “Che” Guevara, until recently the manager of Cuba’s economy, has been removed...

Sep 29, 2021

Castro Shuts Down Last Havana Casino

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

Sep 26, 2021

John McCone to Replace Dulles as CIA Director

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

Sep 23, 2021

Castro's Popularity May Be Slipping

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

Sep 19, 2021

Kennedy Welcomes President of Peru to White House

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

Sep 16, 2021

Cuban Communists Round Up Priests

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...

Sep 12, 2021

Castro Goes after Church, Vatican Concerned

Sept. 12, 1961 - The Cuban Government launched a fresh attack against the Roman Catholic Church today. It accused priests and nuns of...

Sep 11, 2021

White House Refutes Eisenhower's Claim about Cuban Invasion Plan

Sept. 11, 1961 - Former President Eisenhower said today that no plans for an invasion of Cuba had been made before he left office. This...

Sep 8, 2021

Five More Rebel Prisoners Executed in Cuba

Sept. 8, 1961 - Five rebel prisoners taken after the unsuccessful landings at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba last April were sentenced to death...

Aug 28, 2021

Castro Tells Brazil to Follow Cuba's Example

Aug. 28, 1961 - Cuban Premier Fidel Castro today urged Brazil to set up a guerrilla war against what he termed "reactionary militarists"...

Aug 4, 2021

Cuban Communist Regime Forms "Vigilance Committees"

Aug. 4, 1961 - Five hundred thousand people - about one-twelfth of Cuba's population - are now enrolled in neighborhood, factory and farm...

Aug 3, 2021

FAA Authorizes Airlines to Arm Crews on All Flights

Aug. 3, 1961 - The Federal Aviation Agency authorized U.S. airlines today to arm their crews on all flights. Meanwhile, the...

Aug 3, 2021

Father-and-Son Team Try to Hijack Jet Airliner, Arrested by FBI

Aug. 3, 1961 - Leon Bearden (left), a 38-year-old former convict, and his 16-year-old son Cody (right) hijacked a jet airliner in the air...

Jul 25, 2021

Castro Appears with Soviet Astronaut Gagarin at Revolutionary Rally

July 25, 1961 - Six Soviet-built MIG's flew over Havana today in the first public display of Cuba's new jet strength. The six jets...

Jul 22, 2021

Cuba to Erect Monument to Hemingway

July 22, 1961 - Cuba is going to erect a monument to Ernest Hemingway (pictured meeting Fidel Castro at a Havana fishing tournament in...

Jul 12, 2021

Castro Gets Soviet Military Hardware from Soviets

July 12, 1961 - The regime of Premier Fidel Castro in Cuba has acquired at least 26 MIG jets, officials sources said today. The MIG's are...

Jul 6, 2021

Secretary of State Rusk: Don't Cut Foreign Aid

July 6, 1961 - Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned today that any cuts in the Administration's foreign aid program would be "a great...