Former First Lady Edith Wilson is Dead
Dec. 29, 1961 - Mrs. Edith Wilson (pictured in 1915), the former First Lady, died last night at the stately Washington townhouse that...
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Dec 27, 2021
World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan to Go Forward
Dec. 27, 1961 - The end of a long-standing legislative impasse between New York and New Jersey appeared imminent today. Governor-elect...
Dec 26, 2021
Ike Visits Disneyland
Dec. 26, 1961 - General Dwight D. Eisenhower and his family visited Disneyland today, and the former President seemed almost as delighted...
Dec 22, 2021
William F. Buckley Sues Hunter College
Dec. 22, 1961 - Hunter College’s refusal to permit programs sponsored by William F. Buckley Jr. (pictured), editor of The National...
Dec 19, 2021
Army Answers Reservists' Questions with Pamphlet Called "Why Me?"
Dec. 19, 1961 - The Army issued today a pocket-size, 12-page pamphlet entitled “Why Me?” to National Guard and Army Reservists who have...
Dec 11, 2021
Connally Resigns Post, Will Run for Texas Governor
Dec. 11, 1961 - Secretary of the Navy John B. Connally Jr. announced his resignation today. President Kennedy appointed another Texan,...
Dec 10, 2021
Democrat Senator Thurmond Praises Goldwater
Dec. 10, 1961 - Senator Strom Thurmond, Democrat of South Carolina, proclaimed Senator Barry Goldwater’s popularity in the South. “The...
Dec 2, 2021
Romney Considers Run for Governor of Michigan
Dec. 2, 1961 - George Romney (pictured with his son Mitt), president of American Motors Corporation, announced today that “I am giving...
Dec 2, 2021
Nixon's California Campaign Gets Rolling
Dec. 2, 1961 - Richard M. Nixon declared today that “second-rate” Democrats must be voted out of office in California. The former Vice...
Nov 28, 2021
Sen. Thurmond Denounces Kennedy's Remarks on Extremists
Nov. 28, 1961 - Senator Strom Thurmond (pictured left in 1957), Democrat of South Carolina, denounced President Kennedy today for his...
Nov 26, 2021
Republican Senator Styles Bridges is Dead
Nov. 26, 1961 - United States Senator Styles Bridges (pictured center last year) of New Hampshire, one of the most influential...
Nov 24, 2021
CBS Correspondent Investigates Possible Remains of Earhart, Noonan
Nov. 24, 1961 - Bone fragments and teeth exhumed from shallow graves on Saipan Island arrived in San Francisco by plane today for...
Nov 22, 2021
Former Vice President Garner Turns 93
Nov. 22, 1961 - Former Vice President John Nance Garner greeted old friends warmly as he marked his 93rd birthday quietly today. He...
Nov 11, 2021
Rayburn's Doctor Issues Dire Bulletin
Nov. 11, 1961 - Speaker Sam Rayburn’s physician, Dr. Joe Risser (pictured), issued a bulletin this afternoon on the condition of his...
Nov 11, 2021
Nixon Predicts No War with Soviets
Nov. 14, 1961 - Richard M. Nixon (pictured with Premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1959) predicted today that the Soviet people’s “obsession...
Nov 10, 2021
Truman and Eisenhower Break the Ice
Nov. 10, 1961 - Former Presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower broke a long period of coolness today when they chatted...
Nov 9, 2021
Scarbeck Gets 30 Years for Passing Classified Material to Communists
Nov. 9, 1961 - Irvin C. Scarbeck, former secretary in the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, was sentenced to 30 years in prison today for having...
Nov 7, 2021
Wagner Re-elected Mayor of New York
Nov. 7, 1961 - New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner won re-election for a third term today. Despite opposition from two major...
Nov 2, 2021
General Walker Resigns from Army
Nov. 2, 1961 - Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker made known today his decision to resign from the Army. The general was formally admonished and...
Oct 5, 2021
House Speaker Sam Rayburn Suffering From Terminal Cancer
Oct. 5, 1961 - House Speaker Sam Rayburn (pictured at last year's Democratic National Convention), 79 years old, is suffering from...
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