1960s Timeline

June 22, 1963 - The AR-15 rifle (pictured) may ultimately replace the M-14 as the standard Army rifle before the M-14 itself ever becomes...

Jan. 29, 1963 - A Los Angeles police investigator said today that any child could get a mail-order gun “as long as he has a piggy bank,...

Mar. 28, 1962 - New York police detectives will mosey up to toy gun counters during the next few weeks and figuratively give the order to...

Jan. 2, 1962 - Kurt Seligmann (pictured in 1946), 61-year-old artist, author, and costume designer, killed himself accidentally today...

Aug. 1, 1961 - The death certificate concerning Ernest Hemingway (pictured in 1935) was filed in Ketchum, Idaho today. It said the author...

July 5, 1961 - When a hold-up man comes into Charles DiMaggio's grocery on New York's Lexington Avenue and points a gun in his face, Mr. ...

July 3, 1961 - The death of Ernest Hemingway (pictured in 1959) brought tears, shock, and mourning to Madrid today. In the city's cafés ...

July 2, 1961 - President Kennedy mourned today the death of Ernest Hemingway, whom he called one of America's greatest authors and "one...

July 2, 1961 - Ernest Hemingway was found dead this morning of a shotgun wound to the head at his home in Ketchum, Idaho. The Nobel and...