What Happened in Aug 1961

'The Sneetches and Other Stories' is Published

Most Americans don’t know, for example, that during World War II he drew editorial cartoons for the left-wing New York newspaper PM, or that he... Read more

Barack Obama born

Barack Obama was born at Kapi'olani Maternity & Gynecological Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, to Stanley Ann Dunham, an American of... Read more

The Edge (David Howell Evans) born

David Howell Evans was born at the Barking Maternity Hospital, East London, England to Welsh parents Garvin and Gwenda Evans. When he was a year... Read more

Construction Begins on the Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a physical barrier completely encircling West Berlin, separating it from the German Democratic... Read more

Alliance for Progress is Signed at an Inter-American Conference in Uruguay

...we propose to complete the revolution of the Americas, to build a hemisphere where all men can hope for a suitable standard of living and all... Read more