1960s Timeline

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Dec 10, 2022

President Kennedy Warns of Air Pollution Hazards

Dec. 10, 1962 - President Kennedy warned today that the growing peril of nationwide air pollution poses a hazard to the health of...

Dec 6, 2022

Killer Smog Envelops Britain

Dec. 6, 1962 - The death toll in Britain’s worst smog in a decade has reached 67 in London, where conditions today were the most serious...

Sep 13, 2022

Nutrition Foundation Criticizes Author Rachel Carson

Sept. 13, 1962 - A public frame of mind “bordering on hysteria” can be generated by “one-sided” books such as that just written by Rachel...

Aug 29, 2022

Rachel Carson, Author of “Silent Spring,” To Appear on “CBS Reports”

Aug. 29, 1962 - Rachel Carson, who has warned that the use of pesticides threatens to poison the environment, is expected to appear on an...

Aug 17, 2022

President Kennedy Speaks in Pueblo, Colorado

Aug. 17, 1962 - President Kennedy called on Congress today to write “a conservation record second to none” before it adjourned....

May 25, 2022

(VIDEO) JFK on Conservation

May 25, 1962 - Here's a clip from President Kennedy’s remarks today to the White House Conference on Conservation held in the State...