1961 (30 images)

President John F. Kennedy addresses the first group of Peace Corps volunteers headed for Ghana and Tanzania in this August 8, 1961 file photo. The Peace Corps was established by Kennedy's executive order on March 1, 1961. (UPI/File)

"Soldiers" during the filming of "The Pigeon that Took Rome" (1962 war comedy film) starring Charlton Heston and Elsa Martinelli. Date: 12/10/1961. (UPI Photo/Files).

Bassey, Benny, Burns and Beauty: London: Following the Royal Variety performance at the Prince of Wales Theater in London on November 6, 1961, members of the British Royal Family, including the Duchess of Kent (R), visited backstage. Here, singer Shirley Bassey and comedians Jack Benny and George Burns (left to right) meet the Duchess. (UPI Photo/Files)

WAX2001112704 - 27 NOVEMBER 2001 - WASHINGTON, DC, USA: Kofi Annan, shown here as a member of the College Cosmopolitan Club explaining his native Ghana dress to other students at Macalester College in 1961, has been chosen to receive the Noble Peace Prize in December of 2001..mk/mk/HO UPI