U.S. Army Sergeant Believed Kidnapped by Viet Cong
Dec. 28, 1961 - A United States Army sergeant is believed to have been kidnapped by the Viet Cong (pictured), as the Communist guerrillas...
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Dec 25, 2021
East German Border Guards Arrest Three for Waving at Relatives
Dec. 25, 1961 - Communist border guards arrested three East Berliners today who waved at relatives in the West across the wall dividing...
Dec 25, 2021
U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes Near Saigon
Dec. 25, 1961 - Two South Vietnamese paratroopers were killed and three Americans injured Saturday when a U.S. Army helicopter crashed...
Dec 22, 2021
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Dec 21, 2021
Gangster "Crazy" Joe Gallo Gets 7 to 14 Years
Dec. 21, 1961 - Joseph Gallo, a 32-year-old gangland figure, was sentenced today to serve 7 to 14 years in prison on his conviction for...
Dec 19, 2021
U.S. Military Takes Part in Tactical Operations in Vietnam
Dec. 19, 1961 - U.S. military men in South Vietnam were understood today to be operating in battle areas with South Vietnamese forces...
Dec 15, 2021
U.N. Rejects Proposal to Seat Communist China
Dec. 15, 1961 - The General Assembly rejected today a proposal to seat Communist China in the United Nations. The vote was 48 against the...
Dec 14, 2021
President Promises More Aid to South Vietnam
Dec. 14, 1961 - President Kennedy has promised more military assistance to South Vietnam in its fight against the Communists. Mr....
Dec 13, 2021
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Dec 11, 2021
U.S. Army Helicopters Arrive in South Vietnam
Dec. 11, 1961 - Two U.S. Army helicopter companies arrived in Saigon today. The helicopters, to be flown and serviced by U.S. troops, are...
Dec 8, 2021
U.S. Urges Non-Communist Nations to Back South Vietnam
Dec. 8, 1961 - The U.S. called on non-Communist nations today to rally to the defense of South Vietnam. Warning that the Southeast Asian...
Dec 7, 2021
Director Hoover Speaks on Crime and Communism
Dec. 7, 1961 - J. Edgar Hoover, director of the F.B.I., received today a gold medal and $10,000 awarded by an insurance company for...
Dec 7, 2021
Communist China Supporting North Vietnam
Dec. 7, 1961 - Communist China announced in a broadcast today that it would send a military delegation to Communist North Vietnam “in the...
Dec 6, 2021
Khrushchev Says Kennedy Won't Go Communist for a "Very Long Time"
Dec. 6, 1961 - Premier Khrushchev observed today that it would be a very long time before President Kennedy turned Communist. The Soviet...
Dec 5, 2021
U.S. Sends Dogs of War to Vietnam
Dec. 5, 1961 - War dogs from the U.S. Army are being brought to South Vietnam to hunt Communist guerrillas in underground jungle...
Dec 1, 2021
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Dec 1, 2021
Castro Embraces Communism
Dec. 1, 1961 - Premier Fidel Castro sang the praises of Lenin today and proclaimed, “I absolutely believe in Marxism.” The Cuban leader’s...
Dec 1, 2021
U.N. Ambassador Stevenson Denounces Communist China
Dec. 1, 1961 - Adlai E. Stevenson denounced Communist China today and said that its admission to the United Nations would give the...
Nov 22, 2021
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Nov 16, 2021
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