West Berlin Mayor Brandt: Wall "Must Come Down"
Oct. 6, 1961 - Mayor Willy Brandt (right) of West Berlin said today that the wall that divides Berlin is a brazen challenge to the West...
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Oct 6, 2021
President Kennedy Meets Greek Patriarch, Archbishop
Oct. 6, 1961 - President Kennedy was presented with the Grand Cross and Insignia of the Order of the Holy Sephulcre today. He also...
Oct 5, 2021
Two Men Indicted for Attack on Brooklyn Racketeer Lawrence Gallo
Oct. 5, 1961 - Two men linked to Brooklyn's underworld were indicted today on charges of attempting to kill Lawrence Gallo, a 33-year-old...
Oct 4, 2021
President Kennedy Establishes Woodrow Wilson Memorial Commission
Oct. 4, 1961 - President Kennedy signed a bill today establishing a Woodrow Wilson Memorial Commission. He gave the first pen he used to...
Oct 2, 2021
U.S. to Help South Vietnam Defend Fight Reds
Oct. 2, 1961 - The United States announced today that it was taking urgent measures to help South Vietnam combat an increase in Communist...
Oct 1, 2021
South Vietnam President Diem: We're at War
Oct. 1, 1961 - South Vietnam's struggle against armed Communist insurgents has grown from guerrilla action to "real war" in the last...
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