State Department Officer Quits Metropolitan Club over Segregation Policy
Aug. 8, 1961 - Angier Biddle Duke, the State Department's chief of protocol, has resigned from the Metropolitan Club in a dispute over...
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- Aug 8, 2021
Israeli Prosecutor Calls Eichmann Unrepentant "Henchman of Hitler"
Aug. 8, 1961 - Israel's Attorney General, Gideon Hausner, began today a wrathful summation of Israel's case against Adolf Eichmann...
- Aug 8, 2021
Sharp Increase in Refugees from East Germany into West Berlin
Aug. 8, 1961 - The influx of refugees to West Berlin from East Germany increased sharply today, a rise attributed to reaction to Premier...
- Aug 7, 2021
NFL: Vince Lombardi Given 5-Year Contract with Packers
Aug. 7, 1961 - Vince Lombardi, general manager and coach of the Green Bay Packers, today was given a new five-year contract. Lombardi was...