1960s Timeline

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May 18, 2023

27 Drown in Florida Bus Disaster

May 18, 1963 - At least 27 men, women, and children drowned today when a bus carrying migrant farm workers plunged into a canal 80 miles...

Nov 5, 2022

“Mercy-Killing” Thalidomide Trial Creates Sensation in Belgium

Nov. 5, 1962 - In Liège, Belgium today, the mother and grandmother of a deformed thalidomide baby wept in court as they gave evidence of...

Oct 3, 2022

N.Y.C. Fireman Loses Fiancee in Explosion

Oct. 3, 1962 - New York City fireman Robert Roth, 22, a strong man, a brave man, wept. The place was the medical examiner’s mortuary, 520...

Oct 3, 2022

Twenty-One Killed in Steam Boiler Explosion at N.Y. Telephone Company

Oct. 3, 1962 - At least 21 persons were killed and 95 injured today when a steam boiler exploded in a building of the New York Telephone...

Sep 1, 2022

Mike Wallace’s Son Dies in Greece

Sept. 1, 1962 - Peter Wallace, the 19-year-old son of television commentator Mike Wallace, was found dead yesterday in a ravine south of...

Aug 18, 2022

Eighteen Drown in Florida Picnic Horror

Aug. 18, 1962 - Seventeen children and their Sunday School teacher drowned today when a small boat they had taken on a picnic outing sank...