Most Americans See No Protection Against Nuclear 'Super-Bomb'
Sept. 2, 1961 - If the respondents to a New York Times survey are typical, Americans feel that protection against a Russian super-bomb at...
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Sep 2, 2021
Truman: Soviets "Greatest Bluffers in the World"
Sept. 2, 1961 - Harry S. Truman said today that he did not believe that the Soviet Union's resumption of nuclear weapons tests would lead...
Sep 1, 2021
Nine Men Indicted in Firebombing of Freedom Rider Bus
Sept. 1, 1961 - Nine men accused of bombing the first "freedom rider" bus to enter Alabama have been indicted by a Federal grand jury....
Sep 1, 2021
William Z. Foster, Former Head of U.S. Communist Party, Dead at 80
Sept. 1, 1961 - William Z. Foster, former head of the Communist party of the United States and three-time candidate for the U.S....
Sep 1, 2021
🚨Soviets Resume Testing of Nuclear Weapons
Sept. 1, 1961 - The White House announced today that the Soviet Union resumed the testing of nuclear weapons early this morning by...
Aug 31, 2021
Kennedy Calls Soviet Nuclear Tests "Atomic Blackmail"
Aug. 31, 1961 - The White House declared tonight that the Soviet Union's announcement that it would resume tests of nuclear weapons was...
Aug 31, 2021
Chinese Communists Support Soviet Nuclear Tests
Aug. 31, 1961 - Communist China issued a statement today expressing support for the Soviet Union's decision to resume nuclear tests. The...
Aug 31, 2021
U.S. Undecided on Resuming Nuclear Tests
Aug. 31, 1961 - The U.S. declared itself freed today from its promise not to conduct nuclear tests, but it withheld any decision on the...
Aug 31, 2021
🚨Soviets to Resume Nuclear Tests, Claim to Have "Super-Bomb"
Aug. 31, 1961 - The Soviet Union announced today it would resume testing of nuclear weapons. The Government statement said that Soviet...
Aug 30, 2021
GOP Urges Nixon to Run for Governor of California
Aug. 30, 1961 - National Republican leaders overwhelmingly urged former Vice President Richard M. Nixon today to run against Governor...
Aug 30, 2021
Atlanta Public Schools Integrate Peacefully
Aug. 30, 1961 - Public school desegregation came peacefully today to Atlanta despite efforts by a handful of racists to disrupt the...
Aug 30, 2021
President Kennedy to Send Gen. Lucius Clay to West Berlin
Aug. 30, 1961 - President Kennedy said today that Gen. Lucius D. Clay would return to West Berlin next month as his personal...
Aug 29, 2021
Peace Corps Workers Fly Off to Ghana
Aug. 29, 1961 - A group of Peace Corps workers (pictured) took off for Ghana today, bearing the responsibility of starting an American...
Aug 28, 2021
President Kennedy Issues Labor Day Statement
Aug. 28, 1961 - President Kennedy said today that celebration of Labor Day this year "again makes the vital distinction between opposing...
Aug 28, 2021
Ike Pledges to Support Nixon if He Runs for Governor
Aug. 28, 1961 - Former President Eisenhower pledged today his full support if his Vice President, Richard M. Nixon, decides to run for...
Aug 28, 2021
President Kennedy Nearly Assassinated Last December
Aug. 28, 1961 - President Kennedy may have been saved from assassination last December because Mrs. Kennedy unexpectedly appeared with...
Aug 28, 2021
Castro Tells Brazil to Follow Cuba's Example
Aug. 28, 1961 - Cuban Premier Fidel Castro today urged Brazil to set up a guerrilla war against what he termed "reactionary militarists"...
Aug 27, 2021
President Kennedy Attends Mass on Cape Cod, Sends Birthday Greeting to LBJ
Aug. 27, 1961 - President Kennedy spent a quiet holiday on Cape Cod today. He attended church this morning and went boating this...
Aug 26, 2021
British Soldiers Escort 12-year-old German Boy past Communist Police to School
Aug. 26, 1961 - Eight British soldiers in a jeep and a small armored scout car escort 12-year-old Erwin Schabe (pictured right) to school...
Aug 26, 2021
Nixon Undecided on Running for Governor of California
Aug. 26, 1961 - Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon is still wavering on the question of running against California Governor Edmund G....
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