Pentagon Denies Possibility of “Accidental War”
Oct. 20, 1962 - Administration officials said today that the Government was spending vast sums of money to improve existing precautions...
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- Oct 19, 2022
Oct. 19, 1962 - JFK Meets with Joint Chiefs on Soviet Missiles in Cuba
Oct. 19, 1962 - Here is audio of a secretly recorded meeting President Kennedy held today with the Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding Soviet...
- Jul 8, 2022
(VIDEO) Secretary of State Dean Rusk on Nuclear Inspections
July 8, 1962 - Secretary of State Dean Rusk discusses new technologies for detecting nuclear tests. #nuclearwar #war #coldwar #1960s #russia
- Apr 21, 2022
Salan Indicted in Paris
Apr. 21, 1962 - Raoul Salan (pictured in 1958), captured in Algiers as the head of the Secret Army Organization (OAS), was indicted by...
- Apr 20, 2022
Raoul Salan, Commander of Secret Army Organization, Arrested in Algiers
Apr. 20, 1962 - Former General Raoul Salan (pictured), his wife and daughter, and an aide were arrested in Algiers today. Salan was flown...
- Apr 13, 2022
Edmond Jouhaud Condemned to Death in Paris
Apr. 13, 1962 - Edmond Jouhaud, second in command of the terrorist Secret Army Organization (OAS) in Algeria, was condemned to death...
- Apr 8, 2022
France Approves Peace Settlement with Algerian Rebels
Apr. 8, 1962 - The French people approved the peace settlement with the Algerian nationalist rebels by a heavy majority today. More than...
- Feb 21, 2022
French Government Approves Algerian Cease-Fire
Feb. 21, 1962 - The French Government approved today the accords for Algerian peace that were reached with Algerian rebel representatives...
- Feb 19, 2022
French and Algerian Moslems Agree on Peace Terms
Feb. 19, 1962 - Representatives of France and of the Algerian Moslem rebels have agreed on terms for ending the war in Algeria. The...
- Feb 9, 2022
Leftist Demonstration in Paris Turns Violent, Eight Killed, Hundreds Injured
Feb. 8, 1962 - Eight persons were killed and hundreds injured tonight when thousands of Leftists battled security forces in Paris....
- Oct 31, 2021
What if a 50-Megaton Bomb Exploded Over Manhattan?
Oct. 31, 1961 - If exploded in the air over downtown Manhattan, a 50-megaton bomb would destroy homes as far away as Passaic, N.J. and...
- Sep 29, 2021
Castro Shuts Down Last Havana Casino
Sept. 29, 1961 - The last of Havana's gambling casinos closed quietly today, minutes after Premier Fidel Castro had announced that his...
- Sep 26, 2021
Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger Dead at 75, Commanded Eighth Army
Sept. 26, 1961 - General Robert L. Eichelberger (pictured in New Guinea during World War II), retired American commander of the Eighth...
- Sep 23, 2021
Castro's Popularity May Be Slipping
\Sept. 23, 1961 - Five months have passed since Premier Fidel Castro described triumphantly on television the defeat of the anti-Castro...
- Sep 22, 2021
Communist Viet Cong Launch Another Attack in South Vietnam
Sept. 22, 1961 - For the second time this week, the Communist guerrillas known as Viet Cong launched a devastating attack in South...
- Sep 18, 2021
Viet Cong Launch Major Attack 60 Miles from Saigon
Sept. 18, 1961 - More than 1,000 Communist rebels in South Vietnam attacked and burned the capital of Phuoc Vinh Province, 60 miles north...
- Sep 16, 2021
Cuban Communists Round Up Priests
Sept. 16, 1961 - A large-scale round-up of Roman Catholic priests has taken place in Havana in the last two days. There are no precise...
- Sep 16, 2021
U.S. and Soviets Each Detonate Nuclear Devices
Sept. 16, 1961 - The United States and the Soviet Union detonated nuclear devices today. Both were announced in Washington by the Atomic...
- Sep 15, 2021
TV: "Twilight Zone" Season Three Premiere Tonight
Sept. 15, 1961 - On tonight's Season Three premiere of "The Twilight Zone," two survivors of an apocalyptic battle, a man (Charles...
- Sep 15, 2021
🚨U.S. Resumes Atomic Testing with Underground Blast in Nevada
Sept. 15, 1961 - The United States resumed atomic testing today by setting off a small underground explosion in Nevada. It was the first...
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