British P.M. Macmillan Sees No War over Berlin
Aug. 26, 1961 - British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (right) said today that the situation in Berlin was "very worrying, but nothing...
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Aug 25, 2021
Two Freedom Riders Convicted of Breach of Peace in Jackson, Mississippi
Aug. 25, 1961 - A County Court jury in Jackson, Miss., convicted a second Freedom Rider today on appeal from a City Court conviction. The...
Aug 25, 2021
Johnson to Celebrate 53rd Birthday at Texas Ranch
Aug. 25, 1961 - Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson is at his Texas ranch today looking forward to celebrating his 53rd birthday on...
Aug 25, 2021
Pentagon Orders 76,500 Reservists to Active Duty
Aug. 25, 1961 - The Pentagon today ordered to active duty 76,500 members of the reserve military forces - 46,500 in the Army, 23,600 in...
Aug 24, 2021
East German Reds Conduct "Campaign of Intimidation and Oppression" on Citizens
Aug. 24, 1961 - The East German Communists are cracking down on their foes in what was described by West Berlin authorities today as a...
Aug 24, 2021
🚨White House Gives Soviets "Solemn Warning" over Berlin
Aug. 24, 1961 - The White House gave the Soviet Government a "solemn warning" today that any Communist interference with Allied access to...
Aug 23, 2021
Millionth White House Visitor and Family Meet President Kennedy
Aug. 23, 1961 - A Georgia couple who had promised their three children a trip through the White House got more than they bargained for...
Aug 23, 2021
Western Powers Place 1,000 Troops along Border of East Berlin
Aug. 23, 1961 - The Western powers deployed 1,000 troops of their West Berlin garrison, backed by 10 40-ton U.S. tanks, along the border...
Aug 22, 2021
William F. Buckley Roils Student Convention over Remarks on Africa
Aug. 22, 1961 - The annual convention of the National Student Association in Madison, Wis., was stirred today by controversy over the...
Aug 22, 2021
President Kennedy Hears Concert for Handicapped Children at White House
Aug. 22, 1961 - A musical program entertained 345 handicapped children today on the south lawn of the White House. They sipped lemonade...
Aug 21, 2021
First Freedom Riders Arrested in Louisiana Convicted of Breach of Peace
Aug. 21, 1961 - Louisiana District Judge John A. Dixon Jr. found six Negro Freedom Riders guilty today of having an intent to provoke a...
Aug 21, 2021
President Kennedy's Remarks after Johnson's Return (Video)
Aug. 21, 1961 - Here is video of President Kennedy's remarks at the White House upon the return of Vice President Johnson from Berlin:...
Aug 21, 2021
President Kennedy Welcomes Johnson at White House after Vice President's Trip to West Berlin
Aug. 21, 1961 - President Kennedy said today that "difficult weeks and months" lay ahead in maintaining the freedom of West Berlin. But,...
Aug 20, 2021
With U.S. Aid, South Vietnamese Army Gaining on Communists
Aug. 20, 1961 - The South Vietnamese Army, equipped and trained by the U.S. in new jungle warfare tactics, is reported to have assumed...
Aug 20, 2021
Johnson Greets U.S. Troop Reinforcements in West Berlin
Aug. 20, 1961 - Fifteen hundred additional U.S. troops arrived in West Berlin today. The grateful city poured out its heart to them and...
Aug 19, 2021
U.S. Battle Group Crosses Into Communist Territory on Way to West Berlin
Aug. 19, 1961 - The United States Army battle group ordered to reinforce Allied forces in West Berlin crossed into Communist territory at...
Aug 19, 2021
Mercury-Atlas 4, Carrying Robot, Set to Launch into Orbit this Week
Aug. 19, 1961 - A Mercury capsule called Mercury-Atlas 4 (pictured) carrying robot devices that breathe, perspire, and talk is scheduled...
Aug 19, 2021
Johnson Pledges Loyalty to People of West Berlin
🚨Aug. 19, 1961 - Vice President Johnson pledged to the people of West Berlin today that the U.S. would never forget its obligations to...
Aug 18, 2021
Johnson Flies to West Berlin to Reassure Germans Amidst Crisis
Aug. 18, 1961 - Vice President Johnson flew to West Berlin today as President Kennedy's special envoy with assurances for the German...
Aug 18, 2021
After Orbital Flight, NASA to Move from Project Mercury to Apollo
Aug. 18, 1961 - NASA has decided to omit further suborbital flights. Instead, it will concentrate on an orbit of the earth with a manned...
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