1960s Timeline

Feb. 11, 1962 - What President Kennedy has called the “increasing ferocity” of the war in South Vietnam and the increasing involvement of...

Feb. 11, 1962 - The C.I.A. has formed a board of inquiry to investigate the circumstances of the capture of Francis Gary Powers by the...

Feb. 10, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy arrived today in Hong Kong, a British colony in the shadow of Communist China, for a...

Feb. 10, 1962 - George Romney announced today that he would seek the Republican nomination for Governor of Michigan. The 54-year-old...

Feb. 9, 1962 - Narrated by actor James Cagney, "The Road to the Wall" explores the steady march of Communism through the years. It begins...

Feb. 9, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy faced the startled chief of Japan’s massive left-wing labor union today and challenged...

Feb. 9, 1962 - The decision announced yesterday to set up a new U.S. command in Saigon under a full general is said to be a result of the...

Feb. 9, 1962 - Richard M. Nixon lashed out last night at President Kennedy’s handling of the Cuban situation and at other aspects of the...

Feb. 9, 1962 - Francis Gary Powers has been released by the Soviet Union in exchange for the release of Col. Rudolf Abel, the convicted...

Feb. 8, 1962 - George Romney (pictured with his wife Lenore) began a 24-hour fast today as he sought to decide whether to become a...

Feb. 8, 1962 - Left-wing students boycotted a scheduled meeting with Robert F. Kennedy (pictured left at a karate demonstration) today in...

Feb. 8, 1962 - The U.S. established a new military command in Communist-threatened South Vietnam today and named a four-star general to...

Feb. 8, 1962 - President Kennedy got a mile-swim certificate and a little altered history from the Boy Scouts of America today. Mr....

Feb. 7, 1962 - The Lucky Luciano story ended in New York City today. The body of the exiled gangster (pictured in 1931) was brought back...

Feb. 7, 1962 - Teenagers from 64 countries crowded into the White House today for an afternoon of Mozart with ice cream, cookies, and...

Feb. 7, 1962 - President Kennedy said at his news conference today that he could not guarantee a free flow of information to U.S. newsmen...

Feb. 7, 1962 - Following are three highlights of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Nuclear Testing — He said the U.S. would...

Feb. 7, 1962 - Two U.S. Army air support companies totaling 300 men arrived in Saigon today from the plains of Kansas to bolster South...

Feb. 7, 1962 - Robert F. Kennedy toured Western Japan today as if he were running for county sheriff. The Attorney General talked with...

Feb. 6, 1962 - A special hour-long television show for young people dealing with the subject of communism is being planned by NBC. The...