Khrushchev Warns of "Mega-Bomb"
Aug. 9, 1961 - Premier Khrushchev warned today that the Soviet Union was capable of constructing a rocket with an explosive warhead...
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Aug 8, 2021
State Department Officer Quits Metropolitan Club over Segregation Policy
Aug. 8, 1961 - Angier Biddle Duke, the State Department's chief of protocol, has resigned from the Metropolitan Club in a dispute over...
Aug 8, 2021
Sharp Increase in Refugees from East Germany into West Berlin
Aug. 8, 1961 - The influx of refugees to West Berlin from East Germany increased sharply today, a rise attributed to reaction to Premier...
Aug 7, 2021
Dying of Leukemia, Robert Soblen, Gets Life for Wartime Espionage
Aug. 7, 1961 - Dr. Robert A. Soblen was sentenced today to life in prison for wartime espionage for the Soviet Union. The 61-year-old...
Aug 7, 2021
In Africa, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy Affirms U.S. Civil Rights Goals
Aug. 7, 1961 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said today at a news conference in Ivory Coast, a country on the south coast of West...
Aug 7, 2021
Khrushchev Reaffirms Intention to End Allied Occupation Rights in West Berlin
Aug. 7, 1961 - Premier Khrushchev combined today a proposal for a conference on Berlin with a warning that Soviet divisions might mass on...
Aug 6, 2021
Tulsa Evangelist's Anti-Communist Radio Show to Air on Mutual Broadcasting System
Aug. 6, 1961 - The Rev. Billy James Hargis (pictured) announced today that his anti-Communist radio program would go on the Mutual...
Aug 6, 2021
NASA hopes to Put American Spaceman in Orbit by End of Year
Aug. 6, 1961 - The earliest the U.S. can now figure on putting a man in orbit is toward the end of the year, according to Project Mercury...
Aug 6, 2021
Second Russian Astronaut Returns Safely to Earth
Aug. 6, 1961 - A Soviet spaceship that carried the second Russian astronaut landed safely today after orbiting the earth more than 17...
Aug 5, 2021
Soviets Put Second Man Into Space
Aug. 5, 1961 - The Soviet Union put its second manned spaceship into round-the-earth orbit today, Tass press agency said. Tass said the...
Aug 5, 2021
Communist Bloc Says It Will Sign German Peace Treaty before New Year
Aug. 5, 1961 - The Communist bloc declared today that it would sign a German peace treaty before the end of 1961 that would turn over to...
Aug 4, 2021
Cuban Communist Regime Forms "Vigilance Committees"
Aug. 4, 1961 - Five hundred thousand people - about one-twelfth of Cuba's population - are now enrolled in neighborhood, factory and farm...
Aug 4, 2021
President Kennedy Gets 20,000 Letters Offering Advice on Berlin and Communists
Aug. 4, 1961 - In his recent speech to the nation on Berlin and the Communist challenge, President Kennedy said he would be glad to have...
Aug 3, 2021
U.S. Files Three Civil Rights Suits, Says Negroes Denied Voting Rights in South
Aug. 3, 1961 - The U.S. Government filed three civil rights suits today which charged that Negroes had been denied voting rights in...
Aug 2, 2021
Theodore Roosevelt's Childhood Residences in New York to be National Monuments
Aug. 2, 1961 - The Manhattan brownstone in which Theodore Roosevelt was born in 1858 and the Victorian home on Long Island where he died...
Aug 2, 2021
Kennedy Chooses Gerald A. Behn to Head Secret Service Detail
Aug. 2, 1961 - Gerald A. Behn (pictured with President Kennedy), a Secret Service agent since 1939, was given responsibility today for...
Aug 1, 2021
Holland Chooses Israeli Uzi Machine Gun as Standard Weapon for Land Forces
Aug. 1, 1961 - The Netherlands has chosen an Israeli sub-machine gun, the Uzi, as a standard weapon for her land forces. A large order...
Aug 1, 2021
McNamara Says Bomb Shelters Could Save 15 Million American Lives
Aug. 1, 1961 - Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara said today that 50 million usable shelter spaces could provide a "Spartan" minimum...
Jul 31, 2021
Viet Cong Launch Grenade Attack in Saigon
July 31, 1961 - Communist guerrillas staged a pre-announced hand-grenade incident in Saigon last night to demonstrate their ability to...
Jul 31, 2021
Communist East Germany Restricts Travel, Claims West Germany Spreading Polio
July 31, 1961 - Communist East Germany moved today to restrict travel between its territory and West Germany with a contention that West...
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