1960s Timeline

Mar. 26, 1962 - At least 50 French civilians were killed and about 150 wounded in Algiers today as French Army forces clashed with European demonstrators. Doctors at the city’s principal hospital said about 40 of the wounded would probably die. They said the victims included many women and children. It was one of the bloodiest days Algiers has seen in seven years of war and seven days of cease-fire. The shootings started shortly after several thousand men and women had gather

Mar. 23, 1962 - President de Gaulle ordered today the “pitiless” repression of “the armed insurrection” in Algeria. He declared that “everything must be done immediately to smash and punish the criminal action” of the Right-wing European terrorists in Algiers and Oran. The President of France gave every indication that he was furious over the attack against the French Army by terrorists of the Secret Army Organization (OAS). This attack caused widespread shock to a large exte

Mar. 22, 1962 - "Airport in the Jet Age" is an educational film about modern airplane travel. #history #1960s #historyinpictures #historylover #historybuff #HistoryInTheMaking #historychannel #HistoryLesson #historymemes #podcast #historylovers #politics #historybooks #historybook #historyphoto #historyclass #coldwar #airport

Mar. 22, 1962 - The Air Force ejected a bear strapped inside a capsule from a B-58 traveling 870 miles an hour at an altitude of 35,000 feet yesterday. The bear and the capsule parachuted to earth unharmed 7 minutes and 49 seconds later. It was the first time in the series of such tests that a living animal had been ejected at supersonic speed. A bear was used because it is nearly the weight of a man. The new capsule, a clamshell closure around an ejection seat, is designed t

Mar. 22, 1962 - East German policemen fired at a car of the U.S. military mission attached to Soviet forces in East Germany, an Army spokesman said today. The two occupants of the vehicle, an Army officer and his driver, were unhurt, although the car was struck by several bullets. Informed Allied sources said the policemen signaled the U.S. Army car to halt while it was traveling on a public highway. The Americans stopped, but the officer immediately demanded that a Soviet re

Mar. 21, 1962 - French military policemen battled with Right-Wing terrorists in the center of Oran, Algeria, for two hours today. European snipers fired at the gendarmes from housetops as others threw grenades out of windows at them. The gendarmes shot back and called up armored cars. At least 14 persons were injured, with casualties evenly distributed between the gendarmes and civilians. Six of the injured civilians were arrested and liable to be tried by the newly establish

Mar. 20, 1962 - C. Wright Mills (pictured), author and Professor of Sociology at Columbia University, died today of a heart attack in his home in Nyack, N.Y. He was 46 years old. Mr. Mills, who was on leave of absence, had just completed a book, “The Marxists,” which is scheduled for publication soon. Mr. Mills, who was once called a “somewhat angry sociologist,” was a hard-working Texan who wrote books that were both scholarly and popular. He once said: “Whether I have writt

Mar. 18, 1962 - The White House hailed the French-Algerian cease-fire today as a “historic accomplishment.” In a statement approved by President Kennedy, hope was expressed that the opportunity “will be quickly seized” to carry out the settlement of the Algerian nationalist rebellion. Pierre Salinger, White House press secretary, issued the statement, which said: “The U.S. supports these efforts toward a mutually beneficial solution and welcomes the agreement. It provides a s

Mar. 18, 1962 - A cease-fire ending the Algerian war was signed in France today by French and Algerian delegations. The document terminating the seven-year rebellion will go into effect throughout Algeria at noon tomorrow (6 a.m. EST). The accord ended the long fight between the French Republic and the Algerian rebels’ National Liberation Front for control of the vast North African territory. It opened a new phase in the resistance of the Secret Army Organization (OAS), made

Mar. 16, 1962 - In a speech calling for disarmament and the early conclusion of a German peace treaty, Premier Khrushchev warned the U.S. that it was defenseless against Soviet rocket bombardment. Mr. Khrushchev said the new Soviet rocket could circumvent the radar and detection devices of the early warning line the U.S. has established at a cost of billions of dollars in an arc extending from northwestern Canada to Greenland and the British Isles. In Washington, there was no

Mar. 14, 1962 - The United Nations-sponsored disarmament conference opened today at Geneva after a chilling Big Three foreign ministers’ meeting where the Soviet Union rejected the idea of international inspection. As far as the U.S. and Britain are concerned, it is essential that any agreement on disarmament, particularly on a prohibition of tests of nuclear weapons, be subject to inspection to ensure that its terms are observed. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and the Earl of

Mar. 13, 1962 - Richard M. Nixon has related how Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and his top advisors wanted him to resign as the Republican candidate for Vice President in 1952. In an article published in Life magazine, Mr. Nixon says he received this word in a telephone call from former Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York. He says the call came just before he made the television speech in which he answered criticisms of his “political fund” and left it to the Republican National Com

Mar. 9, 1962 - “Berlin: Test for the West” is a documentary produced by Encyclopedia Britannica that traces the history of the city (pictured in 1945) from the fall of the German Reich through the construction of the Berlin Wall. #history #1960s #historyinpictures #historylover #historybuff #HistoryInTheMaking #historychannel #HistoryLesson #historymemes #podcast #historylovers #politics #historybooks #historybook #historyphoto #historyclass #coldwar

Mar. 7, 1962 - Extremists, both Right and Left, “are the same pigeons and eventually join feathers,” Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (left) told a cheering rally of young liberal Democrats in New York tonight. The rally was organized during the last few days to counter one held at Madison Square Garden by the conservative Young Americans for Freedom. The liberals met in the St. Nicholas Arena, Broadway and 66th St. Senator Humphrey, one of nine speakers who kept the youngsters app

Mar. 7, 1962 - Nearly 18,000 conservatives staged a spectacular rally in Madison Square Garden tonight. They acclaimed Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona as a Republican Presidential possibility for 1964 and hissed and booed at the name of President Kennedy. The conservative outpouring had been arranged by the 18-month-old Young Americans for Freedom. The gathering was a festive occasion, and its sponsors were proud of having filled the Garden. Behind the speakers was a huge

Mar. 6, 1962 - Senators joined the C.I.A. today in an extraordinary gesture to vindicate the honor of Francis Gary Powers. The U-2 flier, whose capture and trial in the Soviet Union created an international furor in 1960, was absolved by the C.I.A. of any suspicion of dereliction. He appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee for public testimony. For a man who, 20 months ago, was criticized in Congress and in the country for not killing himself, it was a hero’s rede

Feb. 28, 1962 - Thirty years ago tonight, Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., 19 months old, was abducted from his crib on the second floor of his parents’ home at Hopewell, N.J. A warped shutter had permitted the kidnapper to gain entry through a window. The baby’s father, Charles A. Lindbergh, paid a ransom of $50,000 through an intermediary, Dr. John F. Condon of the Bronx, but his son was not returned. The baby’s body was found on May 12 only five miles from his home. An internatio

Feb. 27, 1962 - A special board of inquiry has concluded that Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 pilot whose plane was downed over the Soviet Union May 1, 1960, did his best to carry out his instructions and fulfill his contract with the Central Intelligence Agency. The inquiry, together with questioning by intelligence officials, has failed to determine conclusively how the high-altitude reconnaissance plane was brought down. Officials are now convinced, however, that the plane wa

Feb. 22, 1962 - “Atomic Weapons and Fire” is a film produced by the Defense Atomic Support Agency. It shows procedures to be used in the event of an accident involving a nuclear weapon. #history #1960s #historyinpictures #historylover #historybuff #HistoryInTheMaking #historychannel #HistoryLesson #historymemes #podcast #historylovers #HistoryMakers #politics #historybooks #historybook #HistoryMaker #historyphoto #historyclass #coldwar

Feb. 22, 1962 - George Washington’s 230th birthday was observed quietly in the capital today. At the Capitol there was the traditional reading of Washington’s Farewell Address, but few members of Congress were on hand to hear it. Fewer than a dozen were in the Senate when Senator Jennings Randolph, Democrat of West Virginia, started the 68-minute address. In the House, where it was read by Rep. J. Edward Roush, Democrat of Indiana, about 35 of the 435 House members were prese