Japanese Defense Agency: China Has Bomb
Jan. 19, 1963 - The director of Japan’s defense agency has received information that Red China has two nuclear devices, a spokesman said...
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- Nov 20, 2022
Communist China Orders Ceasefire Along Indian Border
Nov. 20, 1962 - Communist China announced today it was ordering a ceasefire along the entire Indian border at 11 a.m. tomorrow, Eastern...
- Oct 31, 2022
Indian Prime Minister Fires Defense Chief
Oct. 31, 1962 - Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (right) dismissed V.K. Krishna Menon (left) today as Minister of Defense and took over...
- Oct 29, 2022
Indian Prime Minister Requests Urgent Military Assistance from U.S.
Oct. 29, 1962 - Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (pictured with President Kennedy last year) made an urgent request to the U.S. today for...
- Oct 26, 2022
State of Emergency in India as Chinese Troops Advance
Oct. 26, 1962 - A state of emergency was declared throughout India today. President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (pictured) issued a defense...
- Oct 22, 2022
Indian Prime Minister Addresses Nation as Chinese Press Attack
Oct. 22, 1962 - Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru told the people of India today that the Chinese Communist attack was a threat to their...
- Oct 21, 2022
Chinese Communists Advance Into India
Oct. 21, 1962 - The Chinese Communists advanced farther into Indian territory today on the second day of heavy fighting between Indian...
- Oct 20, 2022
Fighting between India and Communist China Continues
Oct. 20, 1962 - State Department officials kept a close watch today on reports of heavy fighting between India and Communist China. But...
- Sep 26, 2022
Chinese Officials Assail U.S.
Sept. 26, 1962 - President Kennedy and the Government of the U.S. as a whole were assailed today at a public meeting held in Peking to...
- Jun 14, 2022
(VIDEO) JFK on Red China
June 14, 1962 - President Kennedy responds to a Peace Corpsman's question as to why the U.S. does not send food to Red China. That nation...
- May 27, 2022
Documentary: "Red China," Narrated by Chet Huntley
May 27, 1962 - Here is a two-part documentary, narrated by Chet Huntley, called “Red China.” The film traces the consolidation of power...
- May 13, 2022
Movies: "55 Days at Peking"
May 13, 1962 - “55 Days at Peking,” a dramatization of the Boxer Rebellion in China starring Charlton Heston and David Niven, is...
- Apr 27, 2022
Communist China Verbally Assails President Kennedy and the U.S.
Apr. 27, 1962 - Communist China, condemning U.S. resumption of nuclear testing, warned today that the Chinese people together with the...
- Apr 3, 2022
Averell Harriman: Chinese Reds Want U.S. Out of Western Pacific
Apr. 3, 1962 - W. Averell Harriman, Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, told Congress today that the overriding...
- Feb 14, 2022
Nationalist Chinese General Hu Tsung-Nan Dead at 62
Feb. 14, 1962 - General Hu Tsung-Nan (pictured in 1936), who wanted to throw his 250,000 troops against the Chinese Communists during...
- Feb 14, 2022
U.S. Seeking Information from Chinese on Missing Korean War Soldiers
Feb. 14, 1962 - State Department authorities said today the U.S. was still trying to get an accounting from Communist China of American...
- Jan 30, 2022
Communist China Excoriates Robert F. Kennedy
Jan. 30, 1962 - Communist China’s propaganda campaign against President Kennedy was extended today to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy,...
- Jan 16, 2022
Chinese Communists Denounce President Kennedy
Jan. 16, 1962 - Communist Chinese propaganda denounced President Kennedy and the U.S. Government today. Accusing the President of acts of...
- Dec 15, 2021
U.N. Rejects Proposal to Seat Communist China
Dec. 15, 1961 - The General Assembly rejected today a proposal to seat Communist China in the United Nations. The vote was 48 against the...
- Dec 1, 2021
U.N. Ambassador Stevenson Denounces Communist China
Dec. 1, 1961 - Adlai E. Stevenson denounced Communist China today and said that its admission to the United Nations would give the...
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