1960s Timeline

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Jul 1, 2023

President Kennedy Meets Political Leaders in Italy

July 1, 1963 - At the Quirinal Palace in Italy tonight, President Kennedy (pictured with Italian President Antonio Segni and his wife...

Jul 1, 2023

U.S. Officials Jostled and Shoved in Italy

July 1, 1963 - Angier Biddle Duke, State Department chief of protocol, was jostled by police today at the Quirinal Palace, the resident...

Feb 27, 2023

Fellini’s Latest Causing Sensation in Rome

Feb. 27, 1963 - Federico Fellini’s latest film, “8 1/2,” is causing a sensation in Rome, where it is drawing an unprecedented 1,500 lire...

Jan 16, 2023

Jan. 16, 1963 - JFK Welcoming Remarks to Prime Minister Fanfani of Italy

Jan. 16, 1963 - Here are President John F. Kennedy’s welcoming remarks to Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani of Italy upon arrival at the...

Aug 22, 2022

Mrs. Kennedy Mobbed in Amalfi

Aug. 22, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy stopped to buy magazines and other reading material in Amalfi while on her way to the beach at...

Aug 21, 2022

Mrs. Kennedy Experiences Slight Earthquake in Ravello

Aug. 21, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy was strolling in the gardens of the Villa Cimbrone in Ravello, Italy, when earth tremors were...

Aug 14, 2022

Mrs. Kennedy Dines in Capri

Aug. 14, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy (pictured with her sister Lee Radziwill) dined in a villa garden in Capri today while three...

Aug 13, 2022

Mrs. Kennedy Goes Sailing in Italy

Aug. 13, 1962 - A slim, two-masted racing yacht sailing before a fresh wind off the southern Italian coast took Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy...

Aug 9, 2022

Mrs. Kennedy and Caroline Enjoy Ravello, Italy

Aug. 9, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter, Caroline, in Ravello, Italy on a two-week southern Italian vacation, topped off...

Nov 16, 2021

Thirteen Italian Airmen Butchered in Congo

Nov. 16, 1961 - Thirteen captured Italian airmen attached to the U.N. force have been murdered by Congolese soldiers. The Italians had...

Jul 5, 2021

Movies: Visconti's "The Leopard"

July 1, 1961 - MGM plans to distributed the Italian-made screen version of "The Leopard," the best-selling novel by Giuseppe de...