Aug 9, 2021Khrushchev Warns of "Mega-Bomb"Aug. 9, 1961 - Premier Khrushchev warned today that the Soviet Union was capable of constructing a rocket with an explosive warhead...
Aug 8, 2021State Department Officer Quits Metropolitan Club over Segregation PolicyAug. 8, 1961 - Angier Biddle Duke, the State Department's chief of protocol, has resigned from the Metropolitan Club in a dispute over...
Aug 8, 2021Sharp Increase in Refugees from East Germany into West BerlinAug. 8, 1961 - The influx of refugees to West Berlin from East Germany increased sharply today, a rise attributed to reaction to Premier...
Aug 7, 2021Dying of Leukemia, Robert Soblen, Gets Life for Wartime EspionageAug. 7, 1961 - Dr. Robert A. Soblen was sentenced today to life in prison for wartime espionage for the Soviet Union. The 61-year-old...