Kennedy Orders Battle Group of 1,500 to West Berlin
Aug. 18, 1961 - President Kennedy (pictured with West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt in March) today ordered a battle group of 1,500 men to...
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Aug 17, 2021
South Vietnamese Army Kills over 100 Viet Cong near Saigon
Aug. 17, 1961 - For the second time in a month, the South Vietnamese army (pictured) registered a victory over the Communist guerrillas...
Aug 16, 2021
Rev. Martin Luther King Announces "Stand-Ins" at Voter Registration Sites
Aug. 16, 1961 - A program of "stand-ins" at registration points will be started soon in the South, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
Aug 16, 2021
West Berlin Mayor Wants "Words Not Action" from Kennedy
Aug. 16, 1961 - Mayor Willy Brandt (pictured) told President Kennedy in a letter today that West Berlin expected "not merely words but...
Aug 15, 2021
James Meredith, Negro Veteran, Seeks to Enter University of Mississippi
Aug. 15, 1961 - Attorneys for James H. Meredith (pictured), 28, a Negro seeking entry to the University of Mississippi, rested their case...
Aug 15, 2021
President Kennedy Attends Mass on Day of Feast of the Assumption
Aug. 15, 1961 - President Kennedy attended the noon mass today at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington. Today is the Feast of the...
Aug 15, 2021
Western Allies Send Formal Protest of Berlin Border Closure to Soviets
Aug. 15, 1961 - The United States, Britain and France formally protested to the Soviet Union today against Communist East Germany's...
Aug 15, 2021
Churchill Sends "Warmest Wishes" to President Kennedy
Aug. 15, 1961 - Sir Winston Churchill sent warmest wishes to President Kennedy today "for the momentous and preeminent part" he plays in...
Aug 14, 2021
In Berlin, U.S. Troops Stage Simulated Battle 200 Yards from Soviet Zone
Aug. 14, 1961 - A company of American troops staged a simulated city battle in Berlin today. The training maneuver was held in a mock...
Aug 14, 2021
🚨Two Soviet Divisions Ring Berlin in Support of Border Closure as Tensions Rise
Aug. 14, 1961 - Two battle-ready Soviet Army divisions were reported to have ringed Berlin this morning in support of East Germany's...
Aug 13, 2021
East Germany Accuses West of "Perfidious Agitation"
Aug. 13, 1961 - The quietness of East Berlin's deserted streets was shattered in the early hours of the morning by the screaming of...
Aug 13, 2021
Rev. Martin Luther King Sees End to Freedom Rides Soon
Aug. 13, 1961 - The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King said in New York today that Negro integration leaders would end the Freedom Rides when...
Aug 13, 2021
🚨East Germany Closes Border Between East and West Berlin
Aug. 13, 1961 - East Germany closed the border early this morning between East and West Berlin. East German troops stood guard at the...
Aug 12, 2021
Alabama Senate Passes Bill to Prohibit Freedom Rides in Alabama
Aug. 12, 1961 - The Alabama Senate gave swift approval today to a bill to prohibit Freedom Rides in Alabama. The House-passed bill was...
Aug 12, 2021
South Vietnamese Troops Disrupt "Ho Chi Minh Trail" in Laos
Aug. 12, 1961 - South Vietnamese troop units are reported to be operating in southern Laos to cut the flow of Communist supplies and...
Aug 12, 2021
NASA Deemed Sluggish Out of the Gate in All-Out Race to Moon
Aug. 12, 1961 - Nearly three months after President Kennedy called for an all-out race to the moon, there is no one in direct charge of...
Aug 12, 2021
U.S Commander in Berlin not Worried about Defending Allied Sector
Aug. 12, 1961 - Premier Khrushchev said today that it was "a fairy tale" that the West would fight for West Berlin. But the 5,000-man...
Aug 10, 2021
Vice President Johnson Would Exercise Duties of President if Kennedy Incapacitated
Aug. 10, 1961 - President Kennedy disclosed today that he had made an agreement that Vice President Johnson would exercise the rights and...
Aug 10, 2021
Soviets Tap Marshal Ivan S. Konev as Commander of Soviet Troops in East Germany
Aug. 10, 1961 - Marshal Ivan S. Konev, former supreme commander of East European forces and one of the leading longtime Communists in the...
Aug 9, 2021
Herbert Hoover 87 Today, Confident in America's Future
Aug. 9, 1961 - Herbert Hoover (center), 31st President of the United States, turned 87 today, and he faces the coming years unafraid,...
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