Pete Seeger Won’t Sign Loyalty Oath
Sept. 5, 1963 - Pete Seeger (pictured with Bob Dylan in Mississippi in July), the folk singer, said today he had refused to sign a...
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- Aug 17
West Berliners Honor Memory of Peter Fechter
Aug. 17, 1963 - Thousands of West Berliners filed silently past a wooden cross on the western side of the Communist wall today. In small...
- Aug 2
American Who Refused Repatriation in ‘53 Disillusioned with Communism
Aug. 2, 1963 - An American who refused repatriation after his release as a prisoner of war in Korea 10 years ago said today he was...
- Jul 26
MLK: Civil Rights Movement Employs No Communists
July 26, 1963 - Dr. Martin Luther King said today a 39-year-old Negro linked by Congressional committees to the Communist movement had...
- Jul 24
Nixon Makes Surprise Visit to East Berlin
July 24, 1963 - Richard M. Nixon made a surprise two-hour trip into East Berlin tonight. It was the second trip of the day into the...
- Jul 16
Castro Takes Soviet Line on Peaceful Coexistence
July 16, 1963 - Premier Fidel Castro declared himself a supporter of peaceful coexistence at a French Embassy reception last night. This...
- Jun 28
Khrushchev Draw Middling Crowds in East Berlin
June 28, 1963 - Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev rode through East Berlin today in a “friendship visit” that drew a considerably milder...
- Jun 4
Hoover: Communist Party “This Nation’s Most Formidable Enemy”
June 4, 1963 - FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (pictured last month) has warned that the Communist Party, “this nation’s most formidable...
- Apr 29
Castro Receives Ovation at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre
Apr. 29, 1963 - Fidel Castro, sporing his khaki forage cap, combat jacket, and crumpled fatigues, received a two-minute ovation from the...
- Apr 29
East Germans Concerned Over Rise in Escapes
Apr. 29, 1963 - East German officials expressed concern today over the increasing number of attempts to escape to the West after four...
- Apr 28
Castro Pledges Allegiance to Soviet Union
Apr. 28, 1963 - Premier Fidel Castro declared today that his regime owed its life to the Soviet Union. Standing beside Premier Khrushchev...
- Mar 11
McNamara Talks Cuban Invasion
Mar. 11, 1963 - Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, declaring the U.S. has not written off Cuba, indicated today this country might...
- Dec 25, 2022
Cuban Invasion Leader: “We Shall Return”
Dec. 25, 1962 - Manuel Artime (pictured in May 1961), one of the leaders of the abortive 1961 Cuban invasion, today called on all the...
- Dec 24, 2022
Final Bay of Pigs Prisoners Reach Florida
Dec. 24, 1962 - The last of the 1,113 Bay of Pigs invasion prisoners came back tonight in time to spend Christmas with their relatives....
- Dec 17, 2022
U.S. Communist Party Found Guilty on Federal Charge
Dec. 17, 1962 - The Communist Party of the United States was found guilty today of refusing to register as an agent of the Soviet Union...
- Dec 12, 2022
JFK Hits Boycotts of Merchants Selling Red Imports
Dec. 12, 1962 - President Kennedy today criticized boycotts against American merchants selling Iron Curtain imports as ineffective as an...
- Nov 27, 2022
Movies: “Red Nightmare”
Nov. 27, 1962 - “Red Nightmare” is a short film narrated by Jack Webb (pictured). Mr. Webb introduces us to Jerry Donovan – an average...
- Nov 7, 2022
Khrushchev: Soviet Rockets Are Out of Cuba
Nov. 7, 1962 - Premier Khrushchev (pictured today with Marshal Rodion Malinovsky) declared today that the Soviet Union had taken its...
- Nov 4, 2022
Anniversary of Hungarian Revolution Honored
Nov. 4, 1962 - A special prayer on the anniversary of the Soviet crushing of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution (pictured) was offered today...
- Sep 13, 2022
Nixon Details “Anti-Subversive Program” in California
Sept. 13, 1962 - Richard M. Nixon called today for a “three-pronged anti-subversive program that would make California a shining example...
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