South Vietnamese "On the Offensive" Against Viet Cong, Says Admiral Felt
Mar. 6, 1962 - Admiral Harry D. Felt, commander in chief of U.S. forces in the Pacific, said in Saigon today that South Vietnamese forces...
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Mar 5, 2022
Former WWII Soviet General in Command Position in Cuba
Mar. 5, 1962 - Enrique Lister (pictured left with Ernesto “Che” Guevara), who led a Communist corps in the Spanish civil war and served...
Mar 2, 2022
VIDEO: "The Truth About Communism," Narrated by Ronald Reagan
Mar. 2, 1962 - Here is a documentary narrated by Ronald Reagan called “The Truth About Communism.” #Podcast #podcasts #podcasting...
Mar 2, 2022
A Minor Victory for South Vietnamese Troops and Their U.S. Advisors
Mar. 2, 1962 - United States Army helicopters, grounded since Tuesday’s attempt by two Vietnamese Air Force pilot to assassinate...
Mar 1, 2022
Secretary Rusk Blames Communists for Violence in Vietnam
Mar. 1, 1962 - Secretary of State Dean Rusk said today that the fighting in South Vietnam could end overnight if Communist nations would...
Feb 28, 2022
Pilot Who Bombed Diem Palace is Interviewed
Feb. 28, 1962 - One of the two pilots who attacked South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem’s palace was quoted today as having said...
Feb 27, 2022
South Vietnam: Bombing of Palace Isolated Incident
Feb. 27, 1962 - The Government of South Vietnam announced today that the bombing of the Presidential Palace early yesterday morning had...
Feb 26, 2022
U.S. Officials: Diem in Control in South Vietnam
Feb. 26, 1962 - U.S. officials said tonight that President Ngo Dinh Diem was in control of the situation in South Vietnam after a bombing...
Feb 26, 2022
South Vietnamese President Diem's Palace Bombed
Feb. 26, 1962 - Two fighter-bombers bearing markings of the South Vietnamese Air Force attacked President Ngo Dinh Diem’s today with...
Feb 25, 2022
United States Will Continue Offering All Necessary Aid to Vietnam
Feb. 25, 1962 - The U.S. is not interested in engaging in any international consultations over the situation in Vietnam as demanded by...
Feb 24, 2022
Communist China Protests American Buildup in Vietnam
Feb. 24, 1962 - Communist China declared today that its security was seriously affected by an “undeclared war” waged by the U.S. in South...
Feb 22, 2022
Hoover: No Compromise With Communists
Feb. 22, 1962 - J. Edgar Hoover said today that “there can be no compromise with the Communists” and that “the sooner every American...
Feb 21, 2022
Goldwater: Cold War Victory to be Determined by "Power of Conviction"
Feb. 21, 1962 - Senator Barry Goldwater urged the U.S. today not to “compete in bragging” with the Soviet Union. The Arizona Republican...
Feb 21, 2022
Crew of Destroyer "Remey" Get Respite from "Cold War"
Feb. 21, 1962 - The U.S. destroyer Remey (pictured) sailed into port in New York today for a week’s respite from service in the “cold...
Feb 21, 2022
President Kennedy Outlines Difficulties in Vietnam and Laos
Feb. 21, 1962 - President Kennedy indicated today that the U.S. intended to try to bring about general stability in South Vietnam and...
Feb 20, 2022
McNamara Returns to Capital, Spokesman Says Viet Cong Being Hit "Harder than Ever"
Feb. 20, 1962 - Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara returned to the capital today and reported improvement in the South Vietnamese...
Feb 19, 2022
McNamara: "Long, Hard Struggle" in Vietnam
Feb. 19, 1962 - Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara said today that the South Vietnam war “seems to be stabilized,” but that guerrilla...
Feb 19, 2022
Goldwater Praises McNamara, Hits Kennedy on Cuba
Feb. 19, 1962 - Senator Barry Goldwater praised Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara today as “one of the best Secretaries of Defense...
Feb 18, 2022
Nina Khrushchev Pleads for Disarmament in Message to American Women
Feb. 18, 1962 - Mrs. Nina Petrovna Khrushchev (pictured with the First Lady last June in Austria), wife of the Soviet Premier, pleaded...
Feb 18, 2022
Specialists Cast Doubt on National Shelter Program
Feb. 18, 1962 - A pamphlet contending that any national shelter program would be almost useless has been issued by eight specialists who...
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