1960s Timeline

Mar. 19, 1962 - Richard M. Nixon has charged in a new book that President Kennedy endangered security restrictions in 1960 with his...

Mar. 18, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy received today the traditional welcome that Rajasthani Indians accord a woman they respect and...

Mar. 18, 1962 - The White House hailed the French-Algerian cease-fire today as a “historic accomplishment.” In a statement approved by...

Mar. 17, 1962 - The Soviet Union accused the U.S. today of fighting an “undeclared war” in South Vietnam and demanded the immediate...

Mar. 17, 1962 - United States Army helicopters flew within a half-mile of the Cambodian frontier Thursday to land Vietnamese troops. This...

Mar. 16, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy paid a visit today to the holy Hindu city of Benares. Later, Mrs. Kennedy received a cheering...

Mar. 15, 1962 - A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation carrying 107 persons, including 93 U.S. soldiers, disappeared during a night...

Mar. 15, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy took a short course in Indian history today. It began with a tour of the sprawling abandoned city...

Mar. 15, 1962 - Asked today about the United States’ huge military training program in South Vietnam, Secretary of Defense Robert S....

Mar. 15, 1962 - Major Donald K. Slayton (left) of the Air Force has been ordered for medical reasons to withdraw as the Project Mercury...

Mar. 14, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that Edward M. Kennedy, his youngest brother, was running “on his own” in the primary...

Mar. 14, 1962 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s press conference today. #JFK #jfkfiles #1960s #jfkennedy #jfkmemorial #jfklibrary...

Mar. 14, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy made friends with an elephant today. “She’s so cute,” the President’s wife said after a 10-minute...

Mar. 14, 1962 - Following are the highlights of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Berlin — The President said Soviet harassment...

Mar. 14, 1962 - Communist Cuba is attempting to demoralize this country and obtain vital U.S. dollars by smuggling opium from Red China...

Mar. 14, 1962 - A group of rowdy youths cursed and scuffled with Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. (pictured with his wife Annie) outside a...

Mar. 14, 1962 - United States pilots flying American-made planes spearheaded a major counterattack last week which resulted in one of...

Mar. 14, 1962 - Premier Fidel Castro urged young Cubans today to develop a more intense “Communist spirit” and declared that they would...

Mar. 14, 1962 - Edward M. Kennedy officially began today his campaign for the Senate seat once held by his brother, the President. The...

Mar. 14, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that the Soviet Union was putting additional obstacles in the way of a Berlin agreement by...