1960s Timeline

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Mar 29

Movies: “Cast a Giant Shadow”

Mar. 29, 1964 - Melville Shavelson, a leading writer-producer-director, plans to make a movie about Colonel David (Mickey) Marcus...

Dec 4, 2023

Pope To Visit Israel

Dec. 4, 1963 - Pope Paul VI announced today he was planning to visit the Holy Land in January. The trip, “on behalf of peace among men,”...

Jul 16, 2023

Joanne Woodward and Juliette Greco Blacklisted Throughout Arab World

July 16, 1963 - Joanne Woodward (right), the actress, and Juliette Greco, French singer-actress, were blacklisted throughout the Arab...

Jun 16, 2023

David Ben-Gurion Resigns as Israeli Premier

June 16, 1963 - David Ben-Gurion (pictured right in 1961) resigned unexpectedly today as the Premier and Defense Minister of Israel and...

Dec 18, 2022

Movies: “Frank Sinatra in Israel”

Dec. 18, 1962 - “Frank Sinatra in Israel” is a film which documents the singer’s first ever visit to Israel as part of his multi-national...

Dec 11, 2022

Israeli Premier David Ben-Gurion Warns Syria

Dec. 11, 1962 - Premier David Ben-Gurion (pictured second from right) threatened today to send the Israeli army deep into Syria in...

Jul 19, 2022

U.A.R. Refuses Elizabeth Taylor Entry

July 19, 1962 - The United Arab Republic has refused to grant Elizabeth Taylor an entry visa because she has adopted the Jewish faith and...

Jun 1, 2022

🚨Eichmann Hanged in Israel

June 1, 1962 - Adolf Eichmann (pictured in 1942) was hanged in Israel this morning just after midnight for the part he played in the...

May 28, 2022

Eichmann's Appeal Rejected in Jerusalem

May 28, 1962 - Israel’s Supreme Court unanimously rejected today Adolf Eichmann’s appeal against his death sentence for a major role in...

Apr 25, 2022

Adolf Eichmann Receiving Spiritual Counseling

Apr. 25, 1962 - A Protestant minister who has been meeting with Adolf Eichmann in his prison cell in Israel has described the former Nazi...

Mar 7, 2022

Dead Sea Scrolls Discovered in 1956 Are Translated

Mar. 7, 1962 - Authorities made available today the first English translation of one of five psalms recently discovered in a Dead Sea...

Feb 19, 2022

Eichmann's Appeal to Be Heard March 22

Feb. 19, 1962 - Adolf Eichmann’s appeal of his conviction and death sentence will be heard by the Supreme Court in Jerusalem March 22, an...

Aug 8, 2021

Israeli Prosecutor Calls Eichmann Unrepentant "Henchman of Hitler"

Aug. 8, 1961 - Israel's Attorney General, Gideon Hausner, began today a wrathful summation of Israel's case against Adolf Eichmann...

Aug 7, 2021

Summations in Eichmann Trial Tomorrow, Former Nazi Likely to Face Death Penalty

Aug. 7, 1961 - Summations in the trial of Adolf Eichmann will begin tomorrow in Jerusalem. Attorney General Gideon Hausner will demand...

Aug 1, 2021

Holland Chooses Israeli Uzi Machine Gun as Standard Weapon for Land Forces

Aug. 1, 1961 - The Netherlands has chosen an Israeli sub-machine gun, the Uzi, as a standard weapon for her land forces. A large order...