Disarmament Conference Opens in Geneva
Mar. 14, 1962 - The United Nations-sponsored disarmament conference opened today at Geneva after a chilling Big Three foreign ministers’...
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Mar 13, 2022
Nixon: I Was Told to Resign in '52
Mar. 13, 1962 - Richard M. Nixon has related how Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and his top advisors wanted him to resign as the Republican...
Mar 9, 2022
VIDEO: "Berlin: Test for the West"
Mar. 9, 1962 - “Berlin: Test for the West” is a documentary produced by Encyclopedia Britannica that traces the history of the city...
Mar 9, 2022
U.S. Officials: American Pilots Engaged in Combat Missions in Vietnam
Mar. 9, 1962 - U.S. officials said today that American pilots were engaged in combat missions with South Vietnamese pilots in training...
Mar 8, 2022
Army Helicopters Carry South Vietnamese Troops in "Successful" Raid
Mar. 8, 1962 - United States Army helicopters carried a Vietnamese battalion in a successful raid against the Communist stronghold of Cai...
Mar 7, 2022
Democrats Rally at St. Nick's Arena
Mar. 7, 1962 - Extremists, both Right and Left, “are the same pigeons and eventually join feathers,” Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (left)...
Mar 7, 2022
Conservatives Rally at Madison Square Garden
Mar. 7, 1962 - Nearly 18,000 conservatives staged a spectacular rally in Madison Square Garden tonight. They acclaimed Senator Barry...
Mar 7, 2022
Major Drive by South Vietnamese Troops in Mekong Delta
Mar. 7, 1962 - Five battalions of South Vietnamese troops launched a major drive today against a Communist stronghold in the Mekong Delta...
Mar 6, 2022
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...
Mar 6, 2022
U-2 Pilot Powers Vindicated in Senate
Mar. 6, 1962 - Senators joined the C.I.A. today in an extraordinary gesture to vindicate the honor of Francis Gary Powers. The U-2 flier,...
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
Thirtieth Anniversary of Lindbergh Kidnapping
Feb. 28, 1962 - Thirty years ago tonight, Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., 19 months old, was abducted from his crib on the second floor of his...
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
Board of Inquiry Affirms Francis Gary Powers' Performance
Feb. 27, 1962 - A special board of inquiry has concluded that Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 pilot whose plane was downed over the Soviet...
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...
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