1960s Timeline

Mar. 2, 1964 - The Communist party announced today a renewed campaign designed to eradicate religion from Soviet life. The outline of the...

Nov. 17, 1962 - The worldwide Kingdom of Peace founded by Father Divine continues today to grow and prosper. “Father will provide” is the...

June 14, 1962 - The Rev. Dr. Billy Graham (pictured at Stateville Penitentiary in Illinois) will appear in five one-hour telecasts on New...

Nov. 5, 1961 - The Rev. A. DeWitt Mallary Jr., vicar of St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Chapel in New York City, took issue in his sermon...

July 14, 1961 - Pope John XXIII appealed in an encyclical today for aid to underdeveloped areas without the creation of a "new form of...

July 7, 1961 - The New York Court of Appeals ruled today that it was legal for public schools to open each day with the non-sectarian ...