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![De Gaulle: Smash the Terrorists](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_7733797228a24ca39e50c543d0a580e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_7733797228a24ca39e50c543d0a580e6~mv2.webp)
Mar 23, 2022
De Gaulle: Smash the Terrorists
Mar. 23, 1962 - President de Gaulle ordered today the “pitiless” repression of “the armed insurrection” in Algeria. He declared that...
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Mar 21, 2022
French Battle Right-Wing Terrorists in Algeria
Mar. 21, 1962 - French military policemen battled with Right-Wing terrorists in the center of Oran, Algeria, for two hours today....
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Mar 18, 2022
White House Hails French-Algerian Cease-Fire as "Historic Accomplishment"
Mar. 18, 1962 - The White House hailed the French-Algerian cease-fire today as a “historic accomplishment.” In a statement approved by...
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![🚨Cease-Fire Ends Algerian War](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_c8512f97757e4a60b00994af8965964b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_c8512f97757e4a60b00994af8965964b~mv2.webp)
Mar 18, 2022
🚨Cease-Fire Ends Algerian War
Mar. 18, 1962 - A cease-fire ending the Algerian war was signed in France today by French and Algerian delegations. The document...
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![Feb. 26, 1962 - Robert F. Kennedy Arrives in Paris](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/awiP7E208pQ/hqdefault.jpg)
Feb 26, 2022
Feb. 26, 1962 - Robert F. Kennedy Arrives in Paris
Feb. 26, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy is approaching the end of his month-long goodwill tour. Today, he arrived in Paris...
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Feb 21, 2022
French Government Approves Algerian Cease-Fire
Feb. 21, 1962 - The French Government approved today the accords for Algerian peace that were reached with Algerian rebel representatives...
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Feb 19, 2022
French and Algerian Moslems Agree on Peace Terms
Feb. 19, 1962 - Representatives of France and of the Algerian Moslem rebels have agreed on terms for ending the war in Algeria. The...
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Feb 14, 2022
French Leftists Exhilirated by Massive Demonstration
Feb. 14, 1962 - The French political Left, in parties, unions and civic groups, was exhilarated today by the massive outpouring of people...
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Feb 13, 2022
Massive Left-Wing Demonstration in Paris
Feb. 13, 1962 - France’s organized workers laid aside their tools today while hundreds of thousands marched in Paris in homage to the...
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Feb 9, 2022
Leftist Demonstration in Paris Turns Violent, Eight Killed, Hundreds Injured
Feb. 8, 1962 - Eight persons were killed and hundreds injured tonight when thousands of Leftists battled security forces in Paris....
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Jan 20, 2022
French Drinkers Switch from Champagne to Scotch
Jan. 20, 1962 - A change has been taking place in French drinking habits. Sales of Scotch whisky have increased almost sixfold in the...
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![Negro War Hero Eugene Bullard Dead at 67](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_5e5723a302a54b5e951c9947a50e2206~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_5e5723a302a54b5e951c9947a50e2206~mv2.webp)
Oct 13, 2021
Negro War Hero Eugene Bullard Dead at 67
Oct. 13, 1961 - Eugene Bullard, a Negro flier who was honored by France for his service in World War I, died today in New York City. His...
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Sep 5, 2021
De Gaulle: West Must Resist Soviet "Totalitarian Empire"
Sept. 5, 1961 - President de Gaulle of France urged today that the West firmly resist, by force if necessary, the menace of the Soviet...
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Jul 17, 2021
"Leda," Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Opens in New York
July 17, 1961 - Today's new film is "Leda," known in France as "À double tour," a French-language drama with English subtitles at New...
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Jul 5, 2021
Movies: Godard's "A Woman Is a Woman"
July 2, 1961 - A French comedy of married love, "A Woman Is a Woman," has stirred the first real excitement at the Berlin Film Festival....
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