Aug 7, 2021Khrushchev Reaffirms Intention to End Allied Occupation Rights in West BerlinAug. 7, 1961 - Premier Khrushchev combined today a proposal for a conference on Berlin with a warning that Soviet divisions might mass on...
Aug 6, 2021Tulsa Evangelist's Anti-Communist Radio Show to Air on Mutual Broadcasting System Aug. 6, 1961 - The Rev. Billy James Hargis (pictured) announced today that his anti-Communist radio program would go on the Mutual...
Aug 6, 2021Second Russian Astronaut Returns Safely to EarthAug. 6, 1961 - A Soviet spaceship that carried the second Russian astronaut landed safely today after orbiting the earth more than 17...
Aug 5, 2021Soviets Put Second Man Into SpaceAug. 5, 1961 - The Soviet Union put its second manned spaceship into round-the-earth orbit today, Tass press agency said. Tass said the...