1960s Timeline

Dec. 3, 1961 - The Army is reviving the famous World War I poster of Uncle Sam pointing sternly at the viewer with the legend, “I Want...

Nov. 15, 1961 - “Survival Stresses,” a training film produced by the U.S. Air Force, is designed to introduce servicemen to the stresses...

Nov. 10, 1961 - The United States has 35,000 to 40,000 nuclear weapons in its stockpile, equivalent to 35 billion tons of TNT,...