1960s Timeline

Dec. 30, 1962 - The nation’s motion picture exhibitors have voted Paul Newman Best Actor of the Year. Announced by Exhibitor, an industry...

Dec. 25, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy is the first choice of the American public as the woman they admire most in the world today. The...

Dec. 14, 1962 - Doris Day (left with Rock Hudson) has been named “Number One Feminine Star” of 1962 in Box Office magazine’s annual...

Sept. 8, 1961 - "Shocking," "disgraceful," and "highly dangerous" were descriptions applied by Senators today to describe the use of U.S....

Sept. 6, 1961 - Caroline Kennedy and a dozen of her friends will attend school at the White House this fall. The White House said today...

Aug. 24, 1961 - The will of Ernest Hemingway, written in his own hand in stilted legal language, was filed for probate today in New York...