Aug 26, 2021British Soldiers Escort 12-year-old German Boy past Communist Police to SchoolAug. 26, 1961 - Eight British soldiers in a jeep and a small armored scout car escort 12-year-old Erwin Schabe (pictured right) to school...
Aug 26, 2021British P.M. Macmillan Sees No War over BerlinAug. 26, 1961 - British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (right) said today that the situation in Berlin was "very worrying, but nothing...
Aug 25, 2021Pentagon Orders 76,500 Reservists to Active DutyAug. 25, 1961 - The Pentagon today ordered to active duty 76,500 members of the reserve military forces - 46,500 in the Army, 23,600 in...
Aug 24, 2021East German Reds Conduct "Campaign of Intimidation and Oppression" on CitizensAug. 24, 1961 - The East German Communists are cracking down on their foes in what was described by West Berlin authorities today as a...