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...
top of page
1960s Timeline
Politics | Culture | Entertainment | Sports
Search
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...
bottom of page