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...
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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...
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