1960s Timeline

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Dec 30, 2022

Exhibitor Magazine Names Paul Newman Best Actor of 1962

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, 2022

Jacqueline Kennedy Most Admired Woman in Poll

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, 2022

Doris Day is Number One Feminine Star of 1962

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

Sep 8, 2021

Senators Decry Use of Military for Paar Show in West Berlin

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

Sep 6, 2021

President's Daughter to Attend School at White House

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, 2021

Hemingway Leaves Entire Estate to Widow

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...