Eisenhower Farewell Address1961-01-17This is President Dwight D Eisenhower's farewell address to the nation in advance of John F Kennedy's inauguration three days later. | Kennedy Inauguration1961-01-20John F Kennedy's inaugural address. | Berlin Divided by Wall1961-08-13This CBS news report describes the state of East Berlin on the morning after the Wall went up. | CBS Presents1962-01-04This CBS program, produced a few months after the construction of the Berlin Wall, describes life in East Germany. |
John Glenn Flight1962-02-20This short clip includes coverage of the historic flight of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth. | Cuban Missile Crisis1962-10-24An NBC Radio report about the ongoing missile crisis involving Soviet missiles in Cuba. | Diem Overthrown and Assassinated1963-11-02South Vietnamese President Diem was overthrown and executed on 2 Nov 1963 in a military coup that many believe was orchestrated by the United States. This brief radio report announces the event. | Kennedy Assassination1963-11-22Continuous coverage of the assassination from KLIF radio in Dallas. |
Alaska Earthquake1964-03-28An ABC Special Report on the devastating earthquake that hit Alaska in 1964. | Apollo Fire1967-01-27Coverage of the fire on the Apollo launchpad that killed three astronauts in January 1967. | Martin Luther King The Aftermath1968-04-05A CBS Special Report broadcast on the day after Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in Memphis. | Robert F Kennedy Assassination1968-06-05Continuous early coverage of the hour following the shooting of Senator Robert F Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on 5 June 1968. |
Apollo 11 Moon Landing1969-07-20CBS Radio coverage of the Apollo 11 moon landing on 20 July 1969. | Apollo 12 Landing1969-11-19This is the ABC Radio coverage of the Apollo 12 lunar landing in November 1969. |