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Jul 18, 2022

Coup d’état in Peru

July 18, 1962 - The Peruvian armed forces overthrew and imprisoned President Manuel Prado y Ugarteche today in a coup d’état. A military...

Jul 17, 2022

Four Wishes of Theodore Roosevelt

July 17, 1962 - Four “gifts” that Theodore Roosevelt wished Santa Claus to bestow upon the U.S. were described in a letter acquired by...

Jul 16, 2022

Khrushchev Makes Extravagant Nuclear Claims

July 16, 1962 - Premier Khrushchev told a group of U.S. newspaper editors today that the Soviet Union has an anti-missile missile that...

Jul 9, 2022

U.S. Sets Off Nuclear Explosion on Fringes of Outer Space

July 9, 1962 - The United States set off a thermonuclear explosion high over Johnston Island in the Pacific early today. It released a...

Jul 6, 2022

U.S. Sets Off Massive Underground Nuclear Explosion

July 6, 1962 - The mightiest nuclear blast within the U.S. and the first known detonation of any hydrogen type of explosive in this...

Jul 5, 2022

U.S. To Conduct First Atmospheric Nuclear Test Since 1958

July 5, 1962 - The Administration announced today that a small nuclear explosion would be conducted in the atmosphere this weekend at the...

Jul 5, 2022

OAS Leader Executed in France

July 5, 1962 - Roger Degueldre (pictured), 37-year-old commando leader of the Right-wing extremist Secret Army Organization (OAS), was...

Jul 5, 2022

Khrushchev Talks Tough

July 5, 1962 - Premier Khrushchev said today that the Soviet Union had no alternative but “to strengthen in every way” the power of its...

Jul 4, 2022

Cuba Again Charges U.S. with Spying

July 4, 1962 - The Cuban Air Ministry charged today that two U.S. planes flew over Cuba yesterday. This was the 13th such intrusion...

Jul 2, 2022

Raul Castro Arrives in Moscow, Purpose Unknown

July 2, 1962 - Raul Castro (left), Cuban Minister of the Armed Forces, arrived in Moscow today, the Soviet press agency Tass reported....

Jul 1, 2022

Cuba Accuses U.S. of Spy Flights

July 1, 1962 - Cuba accused the U.S. today of systematic violation of her airspace and listed nine “spy flights” by U.S. Navy jets in the...

Jul 1, 2022

Robert Soblen, Convicted Spy, Attempts Suicide

July 1, 1962 - Dr. Robert A. Soblen slashed his left wrist and stabbed himself in the abdomen with a dinner knife he had confiscated...

Jun 30, 2022

Cleveland Browns Have Had Busy Off-Season

June 30, 1962 - The Cleveland Browns have been the most active in making player trades in the NFL for the coming season. They have...

Jun 30, 2022

Eisenhower Hails GOP as "Party of Business"

June 30, 1962 - Former President Eisenhower said today that the Republicans were the party of business and that he was “proud of the...

Jun 30, 2022

Convicted Red Spy Headed Back to New York

June 30, 1962 - Dr. Robert Soblen (left), convicted wartime spy for the Soviet Union, was authoritatively reported to have been expelled...

Jun 29, 2022

Sir Winston Churchill Undergoes Successful Operation in London

June 29, 1962 - Sir Winston Churchill (pictured arriving in London early this morning) underwent a successful operation today to mend his...

Jun 29, 2022

Madison Square Garden Hosts Anti-Communist Crusade

June 29, 1962 - Eight thousand supporters of the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade rallied in Madison Square Garden last night as two...

Jun 29, 2022

Israel to Deport Red Spy Soblen

June 29, 1962 - The Israeli Government is determined to deport Dr. Robert A. Soblen as quickly as possible to the U.S., a highly placed...

Jun 28, 2022

Sir Winston Churchill Breaks Thigh in Monte Carlo

June 28, 1962 - Sir Winston Churchill (pictured in December 1941) broke his left thigh this morning when he slipped and fell while...

Jun 28, 2022

Red Spy Soblen Arrested in Israel

June 28, 1962 - Dr. Robert A. Soblen (pictured left following his arrest in November 1960), who was due to surrender in New York today to...