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1960-1969

Kennedy wins election by slim margin

1960 Election -- November 09, 1960

Rebel army invades Cuba, battles for beachheads

Cuba: Bay of Pigs -- By FRANCIS L. McCARTHY, UPI Writer -- April 17, 1961

Khrushchev warns U.S. against Cuban invasion

Cuba: Bay of Pigs -- By HENRY SHAPIRO -- April 22, 1961

East Berlin a city under siege

Berlin Wall -- By JOHN A. CALLCOTT -- August 14, 1961

Cuba blockade stands, U. S. says

Cuban Missile Crisis -- October 25, 1962

JFK denies U. S. planned Cuba invasion air cover

Cuba: Bay of Pigs -- January 24, 1963

They're turning the hose on us

Civil Rights: Birmingham -- May 03, 1963

More than 200,000 rally for civil rights

Civil Rights: Birmingham -- August 28, 1963

Grief, rage hang over church blast scene

Civil Rights: Birmingham -- By WILLIAM K. HANDEL -- September 15, 1963

Eyewitness account of Kennedy assassination

JFK Assassination (Pulitzer) -- BY MERRIMAN SMITH, White House Reporter -- November 23, 1963

The light flickers out in Vietnam

Vietnam: Fall of Saigon -- By LEON DANIEL -- May 09, 1975

Oswald's 1959 interview with UPI

JFK Assassination (Pulitzer) -- By ALINE MOSBY -- November 23, 1963

UPI reporter close as Ruby shot Oswald

JFK Assassination (Pulitzer) -- By TERRANCE W. McGARRY -- November 24, 1963

Alabama state police gas, beat Selma Negro marchers

Civil Rights: Selma -- March 07, 1965

War begins in Mideast

The Middle East War -- By United Press International -- June 05, 1967

King shot, condition critical

Civil Rights: MLK jr. Assassination -- April 04, 1968

Vast throng pays King last tribute

Civil Rights: MLK jr. Assassination -- April 09, 1968

Victory cries are followed by anguish

RFK Assassination -- June 05, 1968

Soviets bloc troops invade Czechoslovia

Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia -- August 21, 1968

Nixon's goals: unity and peace

1968 Election -- November 07, 1968

World watches as man steps onto alien world for first time

Apollo 11 Moon Landing -- July 20, 1969

Diana Oughton Profile -- The Making of a Terrorist

Weather Underground (Pulitzer) -- By LUCINDA FRANKS and THOMAS POWERS -- September 14, 1970

Airline stewardesses near 30th birthday in U.S.

Robert J. Serling -- January 07, 1960

Negroes stage sit down act

United Press International -- February 03, 1960

French explode atomic bomb in Sahara Desert

Anthony Austin -- February 13, 1960

Chilean earthquake toll up to 91; houses topple

United Press International -- May 21, 1960

Khruschev warns U.S. to keep out of Cuban affairs

Robert J. Korengold -- July 09, 1960

Domestic issues aired By Nixon and Kennedy in first debate

September 27, 1960

Kennedy's use of notes during debate draws Nixon's fire

United Press International -- October 14, 1960

Kennedy wins election by slim margin

November 09, 1960

Once wealthy antique dealer sought in disappearance of wife

December 01, 1960

Airliners collide over New York City

Jack V. Fox -- December 16, 1960

Eisenhower cautions against 'Military-Industrial Complex' in farewell address

Willian J. Eaton -- January 17, 1961

Dr. Janet Travell personal physician for White House

United Press International -- January 26, 1961

'Ice Queen,' 17 other U.S. skaters killed

United Press International -- February 15, 1961

Kennedy asks Latin nations to join in progress alliance

Merriman Smith -- March 14, 1961

Vote amendment becomes official

United Press International -- March 29, 1961

FCC chief demands broadcast improving

United Press International -- May 09, 1961

JFK signs bill for Peace Corps

United Press International -- September 22, 1961

Russians defy world, set off biggest nuclear blast

Frederick Laudon -- October 30, 1961

Castro admits he's a Red to the core

United Press International -- December 02, 1961

Cold War not affected by exchange of prisoners

Stewart Hensley -- February 10, 1962

Mrs. Glenn says prayer, then starts celebrating

United Press International -- February 21, 1962

Wilt hits 100 as Warriors win

United Press International -- March 03, 1962

Astronaut Carpenter completes three orbits around Earth

United Press International -- May 24, 1962

Unrepentant Eichmann hanged

United Press International -- June 01, 1962

U.S. launches, orbits Telstar; global video visualized

Alvin B. Webb Jr. -- July 10, 1962

'Astronauttes' beg for place in space

United Press International -- July 17, 1962

Marilyn Monroe's calendar photo gave start to fabulous career

Aline Mosby -- August 06, 1962

JFK Donates Full Salary To Charity

November 14, 1962

Grid hall admits 'dream backfield'

United Press -- January 29, 1963

Volcano blows off on Bali

United Press International -- March 21, 1963

Last Alcatraz inmates depart

Peter J. Hayes -- March 21, 1963

Mississippi Negro leader slain

June 12, 1963

Valentina Tereshkova becomes first woman in space

Alvin B. Webb -- June 17, 1963

Washington, Moscow establish 'hot line' link

United Press International -- June 20, 1963

Doctors hopeful for new JFK son

Alvin Spivak -- August 07, 1963

More than 200,000 rally for civil rights

August 28, 1963

'Hot line' to Moscow now set up

United Press International -- August 30, 1963

Dignitaries, grid greats dedicate football shrine

Robert Tenenbaum -- September 07, 1963

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. asks Kennedy for federal intervention

September 16, 1963

Russ praise president's U.N. speech

Merriman Smith -- September 20, 1963

President Kennedy assassinated, Texas Governor Connally gravely wounded

By MERRIMAN SMITH, UPI White House Reporter -- November 22, 1963

LBJ will cut budget, nuclear output

Merriman Smith -- January 08, 1964

Students mob Beatles in NYC

George F. Gaal -- February 07, 1964

Destroyer sinks in collision

United Press International -- February 10, 1964

Tanganyika, Zanzibar merge to form Tanzania

United Press International -- April 26, 1964

40 microphones found in U.S. Moscow Embassy

United Press International -- May 20, 1964

Florida's Bible ruling reversed

United Press International -- June 01, 1964

Monson Motor Lodge demonstration: Praying and singing brings Florida Melee

June 19, 1964

President Johnson will deliver acceptance speech

United Press International -- August 27, 1964

Mets defeat SF Giants, Murakami

United Press International -- September 02, 1964

Johnson gets Warren report

United Press International -- September 24, 1964

Nik relieved of job, replaced

United Press International -- October 15, 1964

District of Columbia finally gets to vote

United Press International -- November 03, 1964

President at work on his 'Great Society' program

United Press International -- January 05, 1965

Churchill is dead

United Press International -- January 24, 1965

The Strange Case of John Fritz Johnson

By David Smothers -- February 10, 1965

U.S. planes hit North Viet targets

United Press International -- February 11, 1965

Newsman present during Malcolm X's assassination

Stanley Scott -- February 21, 1965

Wallace orders troopers to stop Negro marchers

March 06, 1965

Johnson condemns violence against Negro demonstrators

United Press International -- March 09, 1965

Soviets blast 2 men into space

United Press International -- March 18, 1965

Casualties set record in Vietnam

Joseph Galloway -- June 01, 1965

Viet AF chieftain heads 9th regime in 2 years

United Press International -- June 19, 1965

U.S. draft call doubled

United Press International -- July 28, 1965

Johnson signs Medicare

United Press International -- July 30, 1965

President signs vote rights bill

United Press International -- August 06, 1965

Fall is fatal to equestrian, an ex-hostess

United Press International -- August 28, 1965

For families of astronauts Cooper, Conrad long wait is over today

William Clayton -- August 30, 1965

Captured U.S. pilots 'criminals,' says Hanoi

United Press International -- September 29, 1965

St. Louis 'tops off' lofty 'Gateway Arch'

United Press International -- October 29, 1965

U.S. to airlift Cuban refugees

United Press International -- November 06, 1965

American GI's fought, prayed at Chu Pong

Joseph Galloway -- November 18, 1965

France launches first satellite

United Press International -- November 26, 1965

Marcos takes oath of office as 6th president of Philippines

United Press International -- December 30, 1965

USSR Luna-9 sends moon photos

United Press International -- February 04, 1966

Jets dodge missiles in heaviest bombing of North since lull

United Press International -- March 07, 1966

Archbishop ignores churchly heckling group

Sheila Walsh -- March 23, 1966

Crazed student kills 15 persons; finally shot

James T. Young -- August 01, 1966

Lunar Orbiter I circles moon in near-perfect path

United Press International -- August 14, 1966

South African premier slain

United Press International -- September 06, 1966

Coal slag buries Welsh school

United Press International -- October 21, 1966

Carmichael is sentenced for Black Panther rally

United Press International -- November 30, 1966

3 astronauts die in Apollo capsule

Al Rossiter Jr. -- January 28, 1967

Atom bomb pioneer dies

United Press International -- February 19, 1967

Supreme Court kills mixed marriage ban

United Press International -- June 12, 1967

Riots erupt in Florida

United Press International -- June 12, 1967

Fire aboard carrier Forrestal kills U.S. service members

Mike Feinsilber -- July 29, 1967

Burglar kills Coast Guard petty officer

United Press International -- August 11, 1967

Rockwell, U.S. Nazi party leader, slain

United Press International -- August 25, 1967

Thurgood Marshall sworn in as justice of Supreme Court

United Press International -- October 02, 1967

Long illness kills singer Woody Guthrie

United Press International -- October 04, 1967

Hanoi says admiral's flier son is captured

United Press International -- October 27, 1967

Basketball opens Hall of Fame at site of founding

United Press International -- February 18, 1968

Civil rights bill signed

United Press International -- April 10, 1968

Old London Bridge to move to Arizona

United Press International -- April 18, 1968

Race Tension Builds Up in Virgin Isles

UPI -- April 26, 1968

Johnson says Hanoi agrees to talks in Paris

Merriman Smith -- May 03, 1968

U.S. nuclear sub missing

Donald H. May -- May 28, 1968

Underground movie actress shoots Warhol

United Press International -- June 04, 1968

RFK dies, services Saturday in New York

United Press International -- June 06, 1968

Sirhan's father deeply shaken; 'blackest day of my life'

United Press International -- June 06, 1968

Police issue all points bulletin for woman at RFK assassination

United Press International -- June 06, 1968

Ray, accused of murdering Martin Luther King Jr., arrested

United Press International -- June 08, 1968

France ignores treaty, to test H-bombs

United Press International -- July 01, 1968

Nina Simone's 'Soul' reigns 6th year

Hugh Wyatt -- July 04, 1968

Hank Aaron apologetic about milestone 500th Home Run

UPI Staff -- July 15, 1968

Quake jams hospitals in Philippines

United Press International -- August 02, 1968

Pope arrives in Colombia

United Press International -- August 22, 1968

Movies agree to new film rating program

United Press International -- October 08, 1968

Smith wins fifth U.S. gold medal

United Press International -- October 17, 1968

Jackie 'very happy,' marries Onassis today

United Press International -- October 20, 1968

First Negro woman voted to Congress

United Press International -- November 06, 1968

Children cheer 'Heidi,' but football fans angry

United Press International -- November 18, 1968

Arthur Ashe placed first in U.S. tennis rankings

United Press International -- December 12, 1968

Apollo astronauts report 'everything looks okay' in greatest adventure in space

United Press International -- December 21, 1968

Stepped up search for killer

United Press International -- December 23, 1968

Russia flies supersonic airliner

United Press International -- December 31, 1968

Fire aboard Enterprise; casualties

United Press International -- January 14, 1969

Decision awaited on 'Two Virgins' album sale

United Press International -- February 07, 1969

James Ray enters plea of guilty in Dr. King slaying

United Press International -- March 10, 1969

Former President Eisenhower dead at 78

United Press International -- March 28, 1969

1st degree verdict for Sirhan Sirhan

Jack V. Fox -- April 17, 1969

'World is fading away' as Apollo 10 flies to moon

Al Rossiter Jr. -- May 19, 1969

Battle for 'Hamburger Hill' over

May 20, 1969

Soccer 'war' won by El Salvador, 3-2

June 28, 1969

Launch crews roll toward Apollo 11 launch

July 14, 1969

Countdown goes ahead of schedule

July 15, 1969

J. Edgar Hoover: Black Panther Greatest Threat to U.S. Security

July 16, 1969

Families watch Apollo blastoff

United Press International -- July 16, 1969

Apollo view on death row

United Press International -- July 16, 1969

Apollo 11 could mean death knell for flat earth society

United Press International -- July 16, 1969

NASA chief briefs Abernathy after protest at Cape

United Press International -- July 16, 1969

Apollo 11 blasts off for historic moon voyage

By AL ROSSITER JR. -- July 16, 1969

Rocket age gets to ice cream, amusement park

United Press International -- July 17, 1969

Edison scoffed at moon trip

United Press International -- July 17, 1969

Wapakoneta moon cheese operation just booming

United Press International -- July 17, 1969

Moonsuits protective, restrictive

United Press International -- July 19, 1969

Moon walk up to Armstrong

By EDWARD K . DeLONG, UPI Space Writer -- July 19, 1969

Astronauts view lunar landing site

July 19, 1969

Passenger in Ted Kennedy car killed

United Press International -- July 19, 1969

Rower of Atlantic turns up on beach

United Press International -- July 20, 1969

World watches as man steps onto alien world for first time

July 20, 1969

Astronaut's widow never lost faith

Charles E. Taylor -- July 21, 1969

Montclair native Aldrin's dad nervous at touchdown

Lawrence Sutter -- July 21, 1969

Armstrong's parents happy and pray for safe return

United Press International -- July 21, 1969

'That's one small step for mankind ...'

United Press International -- July 21, 1969

Believe Luna 15 hit moon hard

United Press International -- July 21, 1969

Apollo 11: Chronology of an epic

United Press International -- July 21, 1969

Astro's mom feared her son would sink

Sue Reisinger -- July 22, 1969

Astronauts will rub each other

United Press International -- July 24, 1969

Apollo 11 to land today; moon quake detected

July 24, 1969

Former Green Beret chief in Vietnam held in slaying

Bert W. Okuley -- August 06, 1969

Actress, heiress, 3 men slain in bizarre setting

Vernon Scott -- August 10, 1969

Astronauts emotion filled at ticker tape parade

August 14, 1969

Thousands flee Woodstock chaos, mud

United Press International -- August 16, 1969

Tate Murder Case Frustrates Police

September 03, 1969

North Vietnam leader Ho Chi Minh dead

Stewart Hensley -- September 04, 1969

Braves' Clete Boyer couldn't kiss off mini-skirt fan publicity

UPI staff -- September 09, 1969

Marchers arrested in start of Chicago 8 trial

United Press International -- September 25, 1969

Berryessa killer termed a deviate

United Press International -- October 01, 1969

Blood-soaked cloth sent to paper after murder

United Press International -- October 15, 1969

Zodiac Killer emerges again; wants attention

United Press International -- November 12, 1969

Apollo 12 crewmen hit the bulls-eye

Al Rossiter Jr. -- November 19, 1969

Indians invade Alcatraz again

United Press International -- November 20, 1969

Astronauts on way to Honolulu

Edward Inouye -- November 25, 1969

Chicago policemen kill two Black Panthers in gun fight

United Press International -- December 05, 1969

Rock music turns sour for hippies

UPI -- December 07, 1969

Death, debris in Altamont wake

UPI -- December 08, 1969

Events

The Middle East War

Watergate Scandal

Cuba: Bay of Pigs

Cuban Missile Crisis

Civil Rights: James Meredith

Civil Rights: Birmingham

JFK Assassination (Pulitzer)

China's Atomic Bomb

Vietnam War: Gulf of Tonkin

Civil Rights: Selma

Vietnam War: Tet Offensive

Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia

Civil Rights: MLK jr. Assassination

RFK Assassination

Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Civil Rights: Desegregation

Audio

1960 Year In Review

Intro to the Events of 1960

The Paris Summit Falls Apart

Morocco Earthquake

Flight Trial in Moscow

United Nations Meeting

Casey Stengel retires, Clark Gable Dies

North Pole and Echo 1

Kennedy Wins 1960 Presidential Election

Schools Desegregate

1961 Year In Review

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Death of Dag Hammarskj

Russian Nuclear Controversy

Eichmann Executed by Israel

Wall Goes Up in Berlin

1962 Year In Review

Glenn then Russians Orbit Earth

Algerian War ends

Cuban Missile Crisis

1962 Elections, Other Events

Marilyn Monroe and Elenor Roosevelt Die

U Thant and Air France Tragedy

1963 Year In Review

Kennedy Assassination

Transition to Johnson

University of Alabama

March on Washington

Birmingham Killing

Civil Rights Bill

Other Events in Congress

Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Kennedy Assassination

The Shooting in Dallas

The Funeral and Procession

Lyndon B. Johnson Sworn in

Oswald Shot and Killed

1964 Year in Review

New Moscow: Khrushchev Fired

1964 Presidential Election

Brittish and French Politics

Berlin and Pope Paul VI

China's Power and Africa's Troubles

Jack Ruby Convicted, Domestic Issues

1964 Olympics, The Beatles

War and Peace and Nuclear Proliferation

War Rages in Vietnam

Conflict Between Greeks and Turks

The Fall of Nikita Khrushchev

1965 Year in Review

The Conflict in Vietnam Widens

Dominican Revolution, Cuba

De Gaulle, Congo, and Russian Kremlin

Pope Paul VI Visits U.S.

Civil Rights Movement in 1965

Presidential Health Concerns

Obituaries/ Diasters

Gemini Program/ UFOs

1966 Year in Review

1966 Midterm Elections

Prices Rise/Labor Disputes

1966 Civil Rights

Disasters/ Achievements/ Johnson Surgery

Communism Splits

1967 Year in Review

Foreign Affairs: Greeks and Turks

Riots Sweep the Nation

Johnson Administration

Sino-Soviet Split

Space Tragedies

Space Successes

Tax Increase Debate

Vietnam at Home

Obituaries and Inventions

1968 Year in Review

1968 Presidential Election

Robert F. Kennedy Assassinated

Martin Luther King Assassination

Poor People's March

Student Demonstrations

Pope Paul VI/Garbage Strike

Vietnam War/Tet Offensive

N. Korea Seize U.S. Ship

Russia Invades Czechoslovakia

1969 Year in Review

Vietnam Withdrawal

Nixon Becomes President

Charles DeGaulle Defeated

Eisenhower, Judy Garland Die

Foreign Affairs: Northern Ireland/Russia

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