TV Networks Clarify Policy on Taped Segments after NASA Telecast Controversy
July 25, 1961 - NBC-TV made known today its plans to avoid the confusion that led to criticism of the telecast of the astronaut launching...
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Jul 25, 2021
Castro Appears with Soviet Astronaut Gagarin at Revolutionary Rally
July 25, 1961 - Six Soviet-built MIG's flew over Havana today in the first public display of Cuba's new jet strength. The six jets...
Jul 24, 2021
RFK Bids Americans to Focus on Physical Fitness
July 24, 1961 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said today there had been a lot of talk but little action to improve the physical...
Jul 24, 2021
U.E. Baughman, Secret Service Chief, to Retire
July 24, 1961 - U.E. Baughman (pictured), chief of the U.S. Secret Service, plans to retire next month. Mr. Baughman has served in the...
Jul 23, 2021
Asks Khrushchev to Release WWII POW's
July 23, 1961 - West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (pictured) appealed to Premier Khrushchev today to release Germans still held by...
Jul 23, 2021
Vice President Johnson Speaks on Civil Rights (video)
July 23, 1961 - Here is Vice President Johnson's speech today on civil rights at the National Governors Conference. #LBJ #civilrights...
Jul 23, 2021
Racial Tension on Florida Beaches
July 23, 1961 - About 75 Negroes staged "wade-ins" at six spots on Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., beaches today, and one was arrested on a...
Jul 22, 2021
Cuba to Erect Monument to Hemingway
July 22, 1961 - Cuba is going to erect a monument to Ernest Hemingway (pictured meeting Fidel Castro at a Havana fishing tournament in...
Jul 22, 2021
Battle of Bull Run Re-enacted on 100th Anniversary
July 22, 1961 - The Battle of Bull Run, the first great engagement of the Civil War on July 21, 1861, was partly re-enacted today across...
Jul 22, 2021
Grissom: Everyone Should Take Space Trip, View "Fascinating"
July 22, 1961 - Capt. Virgil I. Grissom (center) disclosed today he had been "scared" during much of his flight into space yesterday. But...
Jul 21, 2021
Goldwater Proud of Astronaut Grissom
July 21, 1961 - The nation's capital, from President Kennedy to the man in the street, joined today in praise for Capt. Virgil I. Grissom...
Jul 21, 2021
President Kennedy Watches Grissom Flight, Calls to Congratulate Astronaut
July 21, 1961 - President Kennedy watched the space flight of Capt. Virgil I. Grissom (pictured center) on television this morning. Then...
Jul 21, 2021
RFK to Clergy: Help Fight Racial Discrimination
July 21, 1961 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy today urged the nation's clergymen, especially those in the South, to take a more...
Jul 21, 2021
Grissom Spaceflight a Success
🚨July 21, 1961 - Virgil I. Grissom became the nation's second space explorer today. The Air Force captain rocketed aboard a Mercury...
Jul 20, 2021
President Kennedy Meets with General MacArthur at the White House
July 20, 1961 - General of the Army Douglas MacArthur returned to the White House for the first time in seven years. He said it was good...
Jul 20, 2021
President Kennedy Emphasizes Civil Defense, Will Address Nation Tuesday
July 20, 1961 - President Kennedy today put the Pentagon in charge of a greatly increased program to protect American civilians against...
Jul 19, 2021
President Kennedy's Press Conference: Main Points
July 19, 1961 - Following are the main points of President Kennedy's news conference today: Berlin - The President defended the Western...
Jul 19, 2021
Hoffa Setback in Chicago
July 19, 1961 - Drivers for Chicago's two major taxicab fleets have elected a reform local as their bargaining agent over a local backed...
Jul 19, 2021
Grissom's Spaceflight Postponed Due to Weather
July 19, 1961 - Capt. Virgil I. Grissom spent four hours atop a Redstone missile today, ready for a ride into space that was blocked by...
Jul 19, 2021
Congress Backs Kennedy's Space Goal: the Moon before 1970
July 19, 1961 - President Kennedy's sharp acceleration of the race for the moon won resounding approval today from a Senate-House...
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