Castro on Khrushchev: “I Would Have Boxed His Ears”
Mar. 21, 1963 - Premier Fidel Castro (pictured right in 1960) said in an interview published in Paris today that if Premier Khrushchev...
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Nov 15, 2021
Soviet Show Trial Confessions in 1930s Extracted by Torture
Nov. 15, 1961 - The fantastic confessions by high Soviet figures that amazed the world in the 1930s were obtained by torture, Premier...
Sep 28, 2021
CIA Official Details Communist Subversion Tactics
Sept. 28, 1961 - An official of the Central Intelligence Agency has testified that fomenting riots, infiltrating police forces, and...
Sep 27, 2021
Berlin Wall Documentary (Video)
Sept. 27, 1961 - Here is a documentary on the Berlin Wall, the construction of which began August 13. #communism #communist #coldwar...
Sep 25, 2021
Eisenhower Impressed by President Kennedy's U.N. Speech
Sept. 25, 1961 - Former President Eisenhower commended President Kennedy's U.N. speech today. He said he believed "it summed up,...
Sep 25, 2021
🚨At U.N., President Kennedy Declares West Will Stand Firm on Berlin
Sept. 25, 1961 - President Kennedy said today that the Western powers would stand firm on West Berlin, but he emphasized that they wished...
Sep 24, 2021
Robert Kennedy says President Would Use Nuclear Weapons if Necessary
Sept. 24, 1961 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said today that there "is no question" that his brother, President Kennedy, would...
Sep 21, 2021
Ed Sullivan to Tape TV Show in West Berlin for CBS
Sept. 21, 1961 - Connie Francis (pictured), Louis Armstrong, Sid Caesar, and the comedy team of Rowan and Martin are among the performers...
Sep 19, 2021
Soviets Want U.N. to Move to West Berlin
Sept. 19, 1961 - The Soviet Union suggested today that the United Nations consider transferring its headquarters from New York to West...
Sep 17, 2021
Truman on “Open End” with David Susskind
Sept. 17, 1961 - Former President Harry S. Truman talked of many things during a two-hour interview last night with David Susskind. Some...
Sep 16, 2021
Refugee from East Berlin Her Gets Dog Back
Sept. 16, 1961 - It is not only humans who are bothered by the Communist wall across Berlin - dogs are affected as well. A fox terrier...
Sep 16, 2021
U.S. and Soviets Each Detonate Nuclear Devices
Sept. 16, 1961 - The United States and the Soviet Union detonated nuclear devices today. Both were announced in Washington by the Atomic...
Sep 14, 2021
President Kennedy Seeks New Tactics to Fight Communists
Sept. 14, 1961 - President Kennedy has set up a Cabinet-level group to draft a program for waging psychological and political tactics in...
Sep 12, 2021
Soviets Conduct Yet Another Atomic Test
Sept. 12, 1961 - The Soviet Union conducted the seventh atomic test in its current series by detonating a multi-megaton device in the...
Sep 9, 2021
U.S. to Send 40,000 Additional Army Troops to Europe
Sept. 9, 1961 - The United States will send about 40,000 Army troops to Europe "in the immediate future" to strengthen combat and support...
Sep 9, 2021
Pentagon Disciplines Two Army Officers Over TV Show in West Berlin
Sept. 9, 1961 - The Pentagon took action against two Army officers in Berlin today for having permitted the use of U.S. forces in the...
Sep 9, 2021
Khrushchev Blames West for Soviet Nuclear Tests
Sept. 9, 1961 - Premier Khrushchev declared today that nuclear testing could be ended only by Western acceptance of Soviet proposals for...
Sep 8, 2021
Senators Decry Use of Military for Paar Show in West Berlin
Sept. 8, 1961 - "Shocking," "disgraceful," and "highly dangerous" were descriptions applied by Senators today to describe the use of U.S....
Sep 7, 2021
Khrushchev Interviewed by New York Times
Sept. 7, 1961 - Following are some of the main points made by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev (pictured with President Kennedy at their...
Sep 7, 2021
Jack Paar in West Berlin to Film TV Show
Sept. 7, 1961 - Fifty armed U.S. soldiers moved rapidly down the street, then took possession of buildings overlooking the East-West...
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