Three American Nazis Arrested at NYC Demonstration
Mar. 3, 1962 - Three members of the American Nazi party were arrested last night and charged with wearing illegal uniforms while...
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Feb 26, 2022
Former S.S. Guard Faces Charges for Murdering 20 Jews in WWII
Feb. 26, 1962 - A former S.S. (élite guard) sergeant went on trial in Stuttgart today, charged with the murder of 20 Jews during World...
Feb 19, 2022
Eichmann's Appeal to Be Heard March 22
Feb. 19, 1962 - Adolf Eichmann’s appeal of his conviction and death sentence will be heard by the Supreme Court in Jerusalem March 22, an...
Feb 4, 2022
Rockwell Booed Out of Lewisburg, PA
Feb. 4, 1962 - George Lincoln Rockwell (pictured), head of the American Nazi party, told a jeering crowd today that he had the right to...
Feb 3, 2022
Virginia May Revoke Charter of American Nazi Party
Feb. 3, 1962 - A proposal to revoke the Virginia charter of the American Nazi party stirred debate in the state’s House of Delegates this...
Jan 23, 2022
Rockwell Applies for Permit to Speak in NYC on Hitler's Birthday
Jan. 23, 1962 - George Lincoln Rockwell, leader of the American Nazi party, has applied for a permit to hold a rally in New York’s Union...
Jan 22, 2022
Former Nazi SS General Karl Wolff is Arreste
Jan. 22, 1962 - Karl Wolff (second from left), a former Nazi S.S. general who was a prominent figure in German-Allied peace negotiations...
Dec 15, 2021
🚨Adolf Eichmann Sentenced to Death
Dec. 15, 1961 - In Israel today, Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death by hanging for his role in the killing of 6,000,000 Jews during...
Dec 14, 2021
Movies: World Premiere of "Judgment at Nuremberg" Held in Berlin
Dec. 14, 1961 - An Berlin audience viewed the world premiére of the American film, “Judgment at Nuremberg.” A capacity audience of 1,200...
Dec 12, 2021
West German Media Approve Eichmann Verdict
Dec. 12, 1961 - West German newspapers were unanimous today in approving the verdict against Adolf Eichmann (pictured in 1942) by an...
Dec 11, 2021
Eichmann Likely To Be Hanged
Dec. 11, 1961 - Israeli judges rejected one by one today the arguments that Adolf Eichmann hoped would gain some mitigation of sentence...
Dec 10, 2021
Eichmann Convicted in Jerusalem
Dec. 10, 1961 - Adolf Eichmann was convicted in a Jerusalem court this morning of crimes against the Jewish people, crimes against...
Sep 29, 2021
Rockwell, Head of Nazi Party, Behind on Child Support
Sept. 29, 1961 - George Lincoln Rockwell (pictured), leader of the American Nazi Party, was held in contempt of court in Arlington, Va.,...
Sep 19, 2021
Kennedy Praises Anne Frank, Victim of Nazis
Sept. 19, 1961 - President Kennedy said in a special message today that millions of persons were living under the shadow of another...
Jul 21, 2021
Israeli Judges Question Eichmann
July 21, 1961 - The cross-examination of Adolf Eichmann by Israeli Attorney General Gideon Hausner has ended and the three judges are now...
Jul 6, 2021
Eichmann to Israeli Tribunal: "I'm Innocent"
July 6, 1961 - Adolf Eichmann (pictured in 1942) proclaimed today his innocence of charges that he had been a key accomplice in the Nazi...
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