Pentagon Denies Possibility of “Accidental War”
Oct. 20, 1962 - Administration officials said today that the Government was spending vast sums of money to improve existing precautions...
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Oct 19, 2022
Oct. 19, 1962 - JFK Meets with Joint Chiefs on Soviet Missiles in Cuba
Oct. 19, 1962 - Here is audio of a secretly recorded meeting President Kennedy held today with the Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding Soviet...
Jul 8, 2022
(VIDEO) Secretary of State Dean Rusk on Nuclear Inspections
July 8, 1962 - Secretary of State Dean Rusk discusses new technologies for detecting nuclear tests. #nuclearwar #war #coldwar #1960s #russia
Apr 21, 2022
Salan Indicted in Paris
Apr. 21, 1962 - Raoul Salan (pictured in 1958), captured in Algiers as the head of the Secret Army Organization (OAS), was indicted by...
Apr 20, 2022
Raoul Salan, Commander of Secret Army Organization, Arrested in Algiers
Apr. 20, 1962 - Former General Raoul Salan (pictured), his wife and daughter, and an aide were arrested in Algiers today. Salan was flown...
Apr 13, 2022
Edmond Jouhaud Condemned to Death in Paris
Apr. 13, 1962 - Edmond Jouhaud, second in command of the terrorist Secret Army Organization (OAS) in Algeria, was condemned to death...
Apr 8, 2022
France Approves Peace Settlement with Algerian Rebels
Apr. 8, 1962 - The French people approved the peace settlement with the Algerian nationalist rebels by a heavy majority today. More than...
Feb 21, 2022
French Government Approves Algerian Cease-Fire
Feb. 21, 1962 - The French Government approved today the accords for Algerian peace that were reached with Algerian rebel representatives...
Feb 19, 2022
French and Algerian Moslems Agree on Peace Terms
Feb. 19, 1962 - Representatives of France and of the Algerian Moslem rebels have agreed on terms for ending the war in Algeria. The...
Feb 9, 2022
Leftist Demonstration in Paris Turns Violent, Eight Killed, Hundreds Injured
Feb. 8, 1962 - Eight persons were killed and hundreds injured tonight when thousands of Leftists battled security forces in Paris....
Oct 31, 2021
What if a 50-Megaton Bomb Exploded Over Manhattan?
Oct. 31, 1961 - If exploded in the air over downtown Manhattan, a 50-megaton bomb would destroy homes as far away as Passaic, N.J. and...
Sep 29, 2021
Castro Shuts Down Last Havana Casino
Sept. 29, 1961 - The last of Havana's gambling casinos closed quietly today, minutes after Premier Fidel Castro had announced that his...
Sep 26, 2021
Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger Dead at 75, Commanded Eighth Army
Sept. 26, 1961 - General Robert L. Eichelberger (pictured in New Guinea during World War II), retired American commander of the Eighth...
Sep 23, 2021
Castro's Popularity May Be Slipping
\Sept. 23, 1961 - Five months have passed since Premier Fidel Castro described triumphantly on television the defeat of the anti-Castro...
Sep 22, 2021
Communist Viet Cong Launch Another Attack in South Vietnam
Sept. 22, 1961 - For the second time this week, the Communist guerrillas known as Viet Cong launched a devastating attack in South...
Sep 18, 2021
Viet Cong Launch Major Attack 60 Miles from Saigon
Sept. 18, 1961 - More than 1,000 Communist rebels in South Vietnam attacked and burned the capital of Phuoc Vinh Province, 60 miles north...
Sep 16, 2021
Cuban Communists Round Up Priests
Sept. 16, 1961 - A large-scale round-up of Roman Catholic priests has taken place in Havana in the last two days. There are no precise...
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 15, 2021
TV: "Twilight Zone" Season Three Premiere Tonight
Sept. 15, 1961 - On tonight's Season Three premiere of "The Twilight Zone," two survivors of an apocalyptic battle, a man (Charles...
Sep 15, 2021
🚨U.S. Resumes Atomic Testing with Underground Blast in Nevada
Sept. 15, 1961 - The United States resumed atomic testing today by setting off a small underground explosion in Nevada. It was the first...
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