🚨Soviets Detonate Most Powerful Explosion in History
Oct. 30, 1961 - The Soviet Union detonated the most powerful man-made explosion in history today by setting off a hydrogen bomb with a...
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- Oct 29, 2021
Johnson: We Mustn't Let Communists Destroy Us from Within
Oct. 29, 1961 - Vice President Johnson said in New York today that the United States was prepared to “stand on our rights to preserve our...
- Oct 29, 2021
President Kennedy Attends Road-Opening Ceremony in Oklahoma
Oct. 29, 1961 - President Kennedy told the people of Oklahoma today of his determination to keep the nation free while continuing its...
- Oct 29, 2021
U.S. Military Advisor in South Vietnam Shot by Communist Sniper
Oct. 29, 1961 - A United States Army military adviser on a training patrol with a Vietnamese ranger platoon was shot by a Vietnamese...
- Oct 28, 2021
Secretary Connally May Run for Governor of Texas
Oct. 28, 1961 - The Secretary of the Navy, John B. Connally Jr., may give up the office next year to run for Governor of Texas. There are...
- Oct 28, 2021
Khrushchev Favors Memorial to Stalin’s Victims
Oct. 28, 1961 - Premier Khrushchev has come out in favor of the construction of a memorial in Moscow to honor the victims of the...
- Oct 28, 2021
Report: Guevara’s Power Reduced in Cuba
Oct. 28, 1961 - Indications are mounting that Maj. Ernesto “Che” Guevara, until recently the manager of Cuba’s economy, has been removed...
- Oct 28, 2021
President Kennedy Issues 1961 Thanksgiving Proclamation
Oct. 28, 1961 - President Kennedy called on all citizens today to observe Thanksgiving Day Nov. 23 in a manner “not only to preserve our...
- Oct 28, 2021
U.S. and Soviet Tanks Pull Back from Berlin Dividing Line
Oct. 28, 1961 - United States and Soviet tanks pulled back from Berlin’s dividing line today after facing each other for 16 hours through...
- Oct 27, 2021
1960 Republican Delegates Prefer Goldwater for 1964
Oct. 27, 1961 - A preference for Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1964 has been indicated...
- Oct 27, 2021
Vice President Johnson: Communists Undermine U.S.
Oct. 27, 1961 - Vice President Johnson declared today that “good Americans” are unwittingly aiding the Communists by planting “seeds of...
- Oct 27, 2021
New York City Mayor Wagner Visits President Kennedy
Oct. 27, 1961 - Mayor Wagner (left) of New York City came to Washington today and won new support from President Kennedy for his...
- Oct 27, 2021
🚨U.S. and Soviet Tanks Confront Each Other for First Time in Berlin
Oct. 27, 1961 - United States and Soviet tanks confonted each other today for the first time in history. They were less than 100 yards...
- Oct 26, 2021
🚨Thirty-Three Soviet Tanks Move into East Berlin in Show of Force
Oct. 26, 1961 - Thirty-three Soviet medium tanks, manned by Soviet troops, moved into the center of East Berlin today. It was a show of...
- Oct 26, 2021
Kennedy to South Vietnam: We'll Help You Resist Reds
Oct. 26, 1961 - President Kennedy has reassured South Vietnam of his determination to help it resist Communist attacks and preserve its...
- Oct 25, 2021
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- Oct 25, 2021
Pulitzer Prize Winner Carl Sandburg Visits President Kennedy
Oct. 25, 1961 - Carl Sandburg (left), Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and biographer of Abraham Lincoln, called at the White House today to...
- Oct 25, 2021
President Kennedy Approves Nuclear Explosion for Peaceful Use
Oct. 25, 1961 - President Kennedy gave his approval today for an underground nuclear explosion in the salt caverns of New Mexico as the...
- Oct 25, 2021
State Department Notes “Serious Development” in Berlin
Oct. 25, 1961 - The State Department announced today that the Soviet commander in Berlin had rejected a protest by the U.S. commander...
- Oct 24, 2021
Kennedy to Receive Advice on Broadcasts from TV Producer Fred Coe
Oct. 24, 1961 - The White House said today that President Kennedy would receive advice on some of his future telecasts from Fred Coe, New...
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