1960s Timeline

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Dec 4, 2022

Dec. 4, 1962 - JFK Remarks to Radio Station Representatives

Dec. 4, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to a group of radio station representatives in the White House Rose Garden. In...

Feb 12, 2022

Sinatra Marathon on New York's WINS Radio

Feb. 12, 1962 - Frank Sinatra appears to be a big hit on New York’s WINS radio station. Last night, the station passed the 48-hour mark...

Sep 11, 2021

TV: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Say Farewell

Sept. 11, 1961 - "The Lone Ranger," which made "Hi-ho, Silver!" a part of the American vernacular, will be discontinued as a network...

Jul 30, 2021

Folk Singer Bob Dylan Heard on Radio Marathon

July 30, 1961 - A marathon program of folk music was run on Saturday to initiate the live music project of New York City's newest FM...

Jul 13, 2021

TV: Dinah Shore Back on NBC

July 13, 1961 - Dinah Shore will return to NBC-TV next season with seven shows. The singer had been appearing on a weekly basis for a...

Jul 5, 2021

Inventor Lee De Forest Dead at 87

July 1, 1961 - Dr. Lee De Forest, inventor and early pioneer in radio and the development of sound-on-film recording used in motion...