Aug 18, 2021Kennedy Orders Battle Group of 1,500 to West BerlinAug. 18, 1961 - President Kennedy (pictured with West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt in March) today ordered a battle group of 1,500 men to...
Aug 17, 2021South Vietnamese Army Kills over 100 Viet Cong near SaigonAug. 17, 1961 - For the second time in a month, the South Vietnamese army (pictured) registered a victory over the Communist guerrillas...
Aug 16, 2021Rev. Martin Luther King Announces "Stand-Ins" at Voter Registration SitesAug. 16, 1961 - A program of "stand-ins" at registration points will be started soon in the South, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
Aug 16, 2021West Berlin Mayor Wants "Words Not Action" from Kennedy Aug. 16, 1961 - Mayor Willy Brandt (pictured) told President Kennedy in a letter today that West Berlin expected "not merely words but...