📅 16 Oktober 1962
The United States confronted the Soviet Union over missiles in Cuba. The crisis placed newly independent states under intense pressure to choose sides and underscored why NAM members argued that...
📅 22 Oktober 1962
The U.S. president announced a naval quarantine in response to Soviet missiles in Cuba. The confrontation brought the world close to nuclear war and placed Cuban sovereignty and civilian safety at the...
📅 28 Oktober 1962
The Soviet government announced it would dismantle and withdraw missiles from Cuba under a U.S. pledge not to invade the island. Cuba was not included as an equal party in the public settlement and...
📅 22 November 1961
National Security Action Memorandum 111 expanded U.S. assistance and advisory activity in South Vietnam. The United States increased its role while Diệm’s state faced armed opposition and deep rural...
📅 11 December 1961
The first U.S. Army helicopter units arrived at Saigon’s Tân Sơn Nhứt airfield as part of a major expansion of military assistance. Helicopters increased the mobility of U.S.-backed forces, bringing...
📅 6 Maart 1961
The order requires federal contractors to take affirmative action to ensure applicants are employed and treated without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin.
📅 10 Juni 1963
The law prohibits sex-based wage differences for substantially equal work in the same establishment, setting a measurable employer obligation.
