4 January 1960Stateless Identity DocumentLee Harvey Oswald
Soviet authorities issued Oswald an identity document for stateless persons on January 4, 1960, and assigned him to live in Minsk.
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Soviet authorities issued Oswald an identity document for stateless persons on January 4, 1960, and assigned him to live in Minsk.
A Soviet agency described as the Red Cross gave Lee 5,000 rubles before his relocation from Moscow to Minsk.
Oswald arrived in Minsk on January 7, 1960, where Soviet officials arranged accommodation and employment.
Oswald began work at the Belorussian Radio and Television Factory on January 13, 1960, as a metal worker.
Dulles establishes a specialised CIA branch to organise covert operations against Castro.
King oversees creation of a specialised CIA branch for covert operations against Castro.
A B-52 bomber carrying two 24 megaton bombs crashes, one of the bombs, five of six interlocking safety devices fail, and a single switch prevents detonation, the explosion would have been 1,800 times more powerful than Hiroshima
Begins a South American goodwill mission known as Operation Amigo, visiting Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.
King's division begins screening Cuban political figures for a future exile front and covert political programme.
King's division surveys Miami for covert offices, safehouses and recruiting facilities for anti-Castro operations.
Approves CIA training and equipment for Cuban exiles against Castro.
Herter participates as the administration authorises covert action planning against Castro.
Eisenhower approves a covert programme supporting Cuban opposition to Castro.
Eisenhower authorises the CIA programme to organise, train and equip Cuban opponents of Castro.
Bissell receives responsibility for developing the CIA operation authorised by Eisenhower.
Esterline begins organising personnel, facilities and operational planning for the Cuban project.
Droller recruits and maintains contact with anti-Castro exile organisations.
Hunt helps recruit Cuban exiles for political and paramilitary preparation.
Dulles oversees CIA recruitment of anti-Castro Cuban exiles in Florida.
Droller establishes contacts with anti-Castro organisations considered for CIA support.
Hunt helps organise recruitment of Cuban exiles for the covert programme.
Signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960, strengthening federal protection of voting records and enforcement procedures.
Khruschev demands Eisenhower stop U-2 spying over Russia, he refuses
Before the Summit Khruschev demands Eisenhower stop U-2 spying over Russia, he refuses
Khruschev demands Eisenhower stop U-2 spying over Russia, he refuses
Attends the Allied Summit in Paris
After visiting Cuba, Hunt recommended disabling major radio and television transmitters around the time of an invasion to hinder government mobilization.
Hunt made an undercover visit to Cuba to assess political conditions, public attitudes, and communications facilities before reporting to CIA superiors.
Roy Orbison releases "Only the Lonely"
Begins a Far East trip covering the Philippines, Taiwan and Korea after the planned Japan visit becomes untenable.
Begins a state visit to the Philippines during his final year in office.
Lee obtained a Soviet hunting license on June 18, 1960, while living and working in Minsk.
Visits South Korea during the Far East tour and meets leaders and American personnel.
McCone stated that there was no technical evidence of secret Soviet testing during the moratorium, while warning that small underground tests could escape detection.
McCone discussed the status of the test moratorium with President Eisenhower and reviewed technical questions with the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy.
Beerli supervises aircrew preparation and aviation planning.
Bissell supervises the officers developing the exile invasion operation.
Esterline manages the CIA project responsible for preparing the invasion force.
Beerli helps organise aviation training facilities for exile B-26 crews.
Hawkins develops infantry and amphibious training for the exile force.
Cancels a planned visit to Japan amid intense political demonstrations over the revised security treaty.
Hawkins directs detailed military planning and training for the Cuban project.
Barnes helps direct political and paramilitary planning under Bissell.
Dulles oversees development of a covert air-training base in Guatemala.
Soon after receiving his hunting license, Lee purchased a single-barrel sixteen-gauge shotgun in Minsk.
Appointed Presidential candidate for the Democratic Party
USS George Washington successfully fires Polaris missiles while submerged
The successful submerged launch of Polaris demonstrates the strategic value of ballistic missile submarines
Suggests the name Apollo for NASA lunar spacecraft work.
Supports United Nations involvement as the newly independent Congo descends into political and military crisis.
McCone forwarded the AEC General Advisory Committee's assessment of Soviet nuclear weapons development possibilities during the testing moratorium.
Records a message transmitted in connection with the Echo I communications-satellite experiment.
Eisenhower approves a thirteen-million-dollar budget for the covert Cuban operation.
Eisenhower approves additional funding for training, aircraft and covert facilities.
Parrott coordinates Special Group notification procedures for approved supply flights over Cuba.
The Marine Corps Reserve changed Lee's discharge status to undesirable on September 13, 1960, while he was living in the Soviet Union.
During a televised debate with Kennedy Nixon appears drawn & makes the mistake of using "lazy shave" face powder
During a televised debate with Kennedy Nixon appears drawn & makes the mistake of using "lazy shave" face powder
Failed infiltrations lead planners to develop a larger amphibious assault by Cuban exiles.
Bissell shifts planning from small infiltrations toward a large amphibious assault.
Defeats Richard Nixon by 49.9% to 49.6% of the popular vote
Defeats Richard Nixon by 49.9% to 49.6% of the popular vote. Becomes the youngest ever President & the 1st Catholic. Appointed President of the USA, 35th President
Defeated by John F Kennedy in the Presidential elections
USS George Washington begins the first Polaris deterrent patrol with nuclear armed submarine launched ballistic missiles
Death of Clark Gable
Dulles and Bissell brief President-elect Kennedy on the developing Cuban invasion plan.
Kennedy receives his first detailed briefing on the planned Cuban exile operation.
Bissell joins Dulles in briefing President-elect Kennedy on the invasion concept.
Dulles leads the first detailed briefing of Kennedy on the Cuban project.
Eisenhower approves continued development of the amphibious invasion concept.
Eisenhower reviews the invasion concept with senior intelligence, defence and diplomatic officials.
Goodpaster joins the meeting where Eisenhower demands maximum urgency in preparations against Castro.
Nixon argues for firm action against Castro during the presidential campaign.
Kennedy criticises Castro and supports stronger opposition to the Cuban government.
Nixon campaigns on a hard line toward Castro during the presidential election.
Kennedy campaigns on a hard line toward Castro during the presidential election.
Lansdale participates in a Special Group briefing on the status and timing of paramilitary preparations.
A CIA biographical record stated that Fiorini planned to return to Cuba to fight Castro in December 1960.
A CIA biographical record stated that Fiorini planned to leave Florida on December 16, 1960, to return to Cuba and fight against Castro.
Arcacha Smith established the Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Front in New Orleans as part of organized anti-Castro exile activity.
The Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff complete SIOP-62, plans for the launch of more than 3,000 nuclear weapons, including hundreds of hydrogen bombs, to attack in the first few hours of conflict 1,000 targets in Communist countries
Winner of the best male actor for "Ben Hur"
Advises Kennedy that aid to South Vietnams President Diem should be increased
Advises Kennedy that south east Asia & Vietnam should be treated as neutral
The USA has given $2billion in aid & stationed 685 non combat advisers in South Vietnam
At Geneva refuses to accept the neutrality of South Vietnam
Shaw participated in preservation work involving the historic Audubon Cottages on Dauphine Street in the French Quarter.
Awarded in recognition for supporting the peaceful use of atomic energy
Directs Cleopatra
Hunt visited the Cuba project's Florida headquarters and worked with officers coordinating propaganda aimed at Cuban and Latin American audiences.
Records from the period place Sturgis among anti-Castro activists associated with organizations operating from the Miami area.
Hunt became chief of political action for the CIA Cuba project and was tasked with organizing an exile political structure to replace Castro's government.
Hunt worked with representatives of several Cuban exile organizations to create a political coalition for the anti-Castro operation.
Warned by de Gaulle that Vietnam is a "bottomless military & political swamp". Agrees to a "neutral & independent" Laos at Geneva
Performs in the Dinkytown folk scene before moving to New York.
In the 1960 presidential election, both main candidates, Richard Nixon of the Republican Party and John F. Kennedy of the Democratic Party, campaigned on the issue of Cuba, both taking a hardline stance on Castro
Manages successfully the presidential election campaign of his brother, JF Kennedy
Unsuccessful Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States
Hunt shifted the exile political organization from Mexico to Miami after Mexican scrutiny made continued activity there increasingly difficult.
Stars in "Exodus"
Advises Kennedy to adopt a policy of "flexible response" toward counterinsurgency
Hunt developed plans for a Cuban government-in-exile that could claim political authority if the invasion succeeded and Castro's government collapsed.
Weber begins building resonant bar detectors to search directly for gravitational waves
Publishes the maximal analytic extension of the Schwarzschild geometry, showing that the event horizon is a regular spacetime surface rather than a physical singularity.
Leaves office with Southeast Asia as a major Cold War concern
Little Stevie Wonder, as he is called by Berry Gordy at Motown, is discovered singing & playing the harmonica
Little Stevie Wonder, as he is called by Berry Gordy at Motown, is discovered singing & playing the harmonica
By 1960, Sturgis was active among anti-Castro militants and Cuban exile contacts operating from South Florida.
Increases personnel in South Vietnam to over 16,000 & permits them to go into combat
Advises Kennedy that south east Asia & Vietnam should be treated as neutral
At Geneva refuses to accept the neutrality of South Vietnam
Agrees to a "neutral & independent" Laos at Geneva
Stars in Oceans Eleven
Wins the Olympic Gold medal & turns professional
Joins his father as co-pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta
The United States Navy promotes Polaris as a survivable sea based strategic deterrent
The United States continues development of the Polaris submarine launched ballistic missile as a strategic nuclear weapon
William Raborn oversees the Special Projects Office responsible for rapid Polaris missile development
Publication of "Rabbit, Run"
Begins professional recording work as a young musician before moving into production and arranging.
By 1960, Sturgis was active among anti-Castro militants in Florida and became known to federal agencies for his Cuban exile contacts.
Bronson gained attention in 1960 with his role in John Sturges western The Magnificent Seven, where he played one of seven gunfighters taking up the cause of the defenseless, which was based on Akira Kurosawas Seven Samurai
Shaw supported restoration of the historic Spanish Stables complex on Governor Nicholls Street in New Orleans.
Directs Spartacus, the historical epic starring Kirk Douglas as the rebel gladiator.
Co-stars with Kirk Douglas in the critically acclaimed Strangers When We Meet also featuring Walter Matthau and Ernie Kovacs
The last film that Monroe completed was John Hustons The Misfits, which Miller had written to provide her with a role in a drama
Directs, "The Sundowners"
The USA has given $2billion in aid & stationed 685 non combat advisers in South Vietnam
Sagan develops models showing that a strong greenhouse effect can explain the extremely high surface temperature of Venus.
Ali wins his first professional fight, a six-round decision over Tunney Hunsaker, who was the police chief of Fayetteville, West Virginia
Ali wins his first professional fight, a six-round decision over Tunney Hunsaker, who was the police chief of Fayetteville, West Virginia
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