President Kennedy's Televised Speech on Berlin Crisis (Video)
July 25, 1961 - Watch President Kennedy's televised speech on the Berlin crisis: #JFK #americanhistory #politics #communism #communist...
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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 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 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 18, 2021
U.S. Warns Soviets on Berlin: We Will Defend Our Rights
July 18, 1961 - The United States has warned the Soviet Union that it will defend its rights in Berlin. In a note to Moscow, the U.S....
Jul 16, 2021
Special Program on Berlin Crisis on CBS-TV to Air Aug. 11
July 16, 1961 - A special 60-minute news program on the Berlin situation will be televised Aug. 11 at 8:30 p.m. on CBS. A major part of...
Jul 15, 2021
RFK Warns Khrushchev: Don't Underestimate Americans
July 15, 1961 - The U.S. launched its ninth Polaris missile submarine today with a warning to Soviet Premier Khrushchev that America "can...
Jul 13, 2021
Soviet Astronaut Gagarin Mobbed in London
July 13, 1961 - Maj. Yuri A. Gagarin, the Soviet Union's hero of space and now the darling of Londoners, was "imprisoned" in the Tower of...
Jul 13, 2021
Robert Soblen Guilty of Spying for Communists
July 13, 1961 - Dr. Robert Soblen (left) was found guilty in New York today of wartime espionage for the Soviet Union. The defendant,...
Jul 13, 2021
Senator Humphrey: Massive Food Shortages Behind Iron Curtain Driving Berlin Crisis
July 13, 1961 - Senator Hubert H. Humphrey reported today that the Communist bloc was grappling with staggering food shortages and that...
Jul 12, 2021
Castro Gets Soviet Military Hardware from Soviets
July 12, 1961 - The regime of Premier Fidel Castro in Cuba has acquired at least 26 MIG jets, officials sources said today. The MIG's are...
Jul 11, 2021
Russian Astronaut Gagarin on BBC-TV (Video)
July 11, 1961 - Here is video of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, being interviewed on BBC Television: #space #NASA...
Jul 11, 2021
Nixon Praises Chambers as Solid Anti-Communist
July 11, 1961 - Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon (pictured right in 1948) praised Whittaker Chambers today as a man who had the...
Jul 11, 2021
Whittaker Chambers Dead at 60
July 11, 1961 - Whittaker Chambers (pictured) is dead. The man who branded Alger Hiss as his accomplice in a Soviet spy ring died of a...
Jul 11, 2021
East German Refugees Flood West Berlin
July 11, 1961 - The flight of East Germans to West Berlin has increased substantially in the last few days, refugee officials said today....
Jul 10, 2021
President Kennedy to Americans: Support Foreign Aid
July 10, 1961 - President Kennedy asked all Americans today to support his long-range foreign aid program as "vital in the fight for our...
Jul 9, 2021
Gina Lollobrigida walks out on Khrushchev at Moscow Film Festival
July 9, 1961 - Gina Lollobrigida (pictured right with Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher) walked out on Premier Khrushchev and other...
Jul 9, 2021
Soviets Parade Military Might Outside Moscow
July 9, 1961 - The Soviet Union exhibited new supersonic jet fighters and bombers today in an impressive show of air power. Celebrating...
Jul 9, 2021
President Kennedy Orders Military Review
July 9, 1961 - President Kennedy has ordered an urgent review to determine whether the U.S. should increase its military strength to meet...
Jul 8, 2021
Tough Talk from Khrushchev
July 8, 1961 - Premier Khrushchev announced today that he is suspending reductions in the Soviet armed forces. Mr. Khrushchev said he...
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