1960s Timeline

Aug. 14, 1961 - A company of American troops staged a simulated city battle in Berlin today. The training maneuver was held in a mock...

Aug. 14, 1961 - Two battle-ready Soviet Army divisions were reported to have ringed Berlin this morning in support of East Germany's...

Aug. 3, 1961 - Hercules Korgis, the Greek-born American Army hero who won military honors during World War I, died today in a Michigan...

July 20, 1961 - General of the Army Douglas MacArthur returned to the White House for the first time in seven years. He said it was good...

July 20, 1961 - First castings have been announced for Darryl F. Zanuck's production of "The Longest Day," the Cornelius Ryan book on the...

July 10, 1961 - President Kennedy asked all Americans today to support his long-range foreign aid program as "vital in the fight for our...

July 9, 1961 - The Soviet Union exhibited new supersonic jet fighters and bombers today in an impressive show of air power. Celebrating...

July 9, 1961 - President Kennedy has ordered an urgent review to determine whether the U.S. should increase its military strength to meet...

July 8, 1961 - Premier Khrushchev announced today that he is suspending reductions in the Soviet armed forces. Mr. Khrushchev said he...

July 3, 1961 - General Douglas MacArthur returned today to the Philippines, a land he has long known and a people he loves. Nearly 2...