President Kennedy Sending General Taylor to South Vietnam
Oct. 11, 1961 - General Maxwell D. Taylor (pictured left) will go to South Vietnam this week on President Kennedy’s behalf to study means...
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Oct 10, 2021
Brooklyn Police Arrest 13 Members of Gallo Gang
Oct. 10, 1961 - The Brooklyn police rounded up 13 members of the Gallo gang today in an attempt to end the warfare between underworld...
Oct 9, 2021
President Kennedy Visits Rayburn in Hospital
Oct. 9, 1961 - President Kennedy made a flying trip to Texas today and paid a call on an old comrade of the legislative wars, Speaker of...
Oct 8, 2021
Kennedys Cruise on “Honey Fitz”
Oct. 8, 1961 - Cruising on a 92-foot yacht can be frustrating for a 3-year-old girl. The rails are high and it is hard to see over them....
Oct 7, 2021
Kennedy Talks Tough on Southeast Asia
Oct. 7, 1961 - The United States is considering sending troops to Southeast Asia to cope with the worsening situation in Vietnam and a...
Oct 6, 2021
President Kennedy Meets with Gromyko, No Progress on Germany
Oct. 6, 1961 - President Kennedy and Andrei A. Gromyko, Soviet Foreign Minister, exchanged some blunt views on Germany this evening, but...
Oct 6, 2021
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...
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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