Happy Birthday to teacher, artist, and children’s book author Hector Viveros Lee, born in Calexico, California to Mexican immigrant parents. Lee earned his BA at St. John’s College and his BFA at the Academy of Art College. Lee has written and illustrated for children’s books and magazines. He said of his heritage and his work, “On… Continue reading Hector Viveros Lee, Teacher, Artist, and Author
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Day 13, Final Day of 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
Day 13, the final day of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. US Attorney General Robert Kennedy, the President’s brother, personally delivered the President’s letter to the Russian ambassador in Washington. The formal agreement was to refrain from attacking or invading Cuba, and the US nuclear weapons in Turkey were quietly dismantled in the following months. … Continue reading Day 13, Final Day of 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
Day 12, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
October 27, Day 12 of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. As the world continued to wait and worry, American planes and ships continued to fly into Cuban skies and seas. On October 27, a US Air Force spy plane was shot down over Cuba, and the pilot was killed. As then US Secretary of Defense,… Continue reading Day 12, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
Day 9, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
Day 9 of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. The Russian leader during the Crisis was Nikita Khrushchev, and he responded directly to President Kennedy’s ultimatum to remove the Russian missiles in a letter of October 24, 1962. Khrushchev had a much different perspective than Kennedy as to the rights of sovereign nations, including the rights… Continue reading Day 9, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
Day 8, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
Day 8 of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. The US and Russian governmental delegations argued over the crisis at the United Nations. The blockade of Cuba had started, with US ships and planes encircling the island. President Fidel Castro of Cuba responded on television to Kennedy’s broadcast from the previous day. Many voices called for sanity,… Continue reading Day 8, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
Day 7, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
Day 7 of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. In a dramatic televised address to the nation, President John F. Kennedy spoke to the American people about the crisis. Kennedy and his advisors had decided to blockade Cuba until the Russians removed the nuclear missiles that they had positioned in Cuba. People feared for the worst,… Continue reading Day 7, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
Day 1 of 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
Day 1 of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. The US CIA had invaded Cuba in 1961, in an attempt to overthrow the Cuban government. The following year, the Russian government, which was an ally of the Cubans, decided to place nuclear missiles in Cuba to deter further US invasions. The fact that the US had… Continue reading Day 1 of 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
National Farm Workers Association is Founded 1962
On September 30, 1962, Mexican-American labor leaders César Chávez and Dolores Huerta co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers. The first meeting was held at Edison Social Hall in Fresno, California. Ms. Huerta’s tagline, !Si, Se Puede! was later re-purposed in the 2012 Obama Presidential Campaign. Throughout its history,… Continue reading National Farm Workers Association is Founded 1962
Debut of “Sabado Gigante” 1962
Spanish language television history was made on August 8, 1962, with the debut of “Sabado Gigante” (Giant Saturday) on Chilean television. The creation of Chilean native Don Francisco (born Mario Kreutzberger Blumenfeld), this television show is one of the most popular in the world. The variety show features comedy, dance, music, and audience contests. In 1986,… Continue reading Debut of “Sabado Gigante” 1962
Happy Birthday to Cecilia Munoz 1962
Happy Birthday to civil rights activist and public servant Cecilia Munoz, born on July 27, 1962, to Bolivian immigrant parents. Her father attended the University of Michigan to study automotive engineering and Cecilia Munoz also graduated from this University. Munoz earned her MA degree at the University of California at Berkeley. She served at the… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Cecilia Munoz 1962
Celia Cruz, The Legend at Carnegie Hall 1962
Celia Cruz’s legendary voice rang through Carnegie Hall for the first time on June 18, 1962. Cuban born Cruz was the first Latina to grace this famous stage. The talented Cruz introduced North Americans to a repertoire of Latin music, singing afros, rumbas, guarachas, sones, tangos, boleros, mariachis, flamenco, guaguancó, and santeria chants. Immensely popular,… Continue reading Celia Cruz, The Legend at Carnegie Hall 1962
Queen of Spain 1962
On May 14, 1962, Princess Sophia of Greece married King Juan Carlos I of Spain, and the couple reigned in Spain until 2014. Juan Carlos and Sophia have governed during turbulent times. The King managed the transition from Franco’s dictatorship to a constitutional government in the mid-1970s. The couple has three children and eight grandchildren. … Continue reading Queen of Spain 1962
Bay of Pigs / Playa Girón, Cuba 1962
In the dark tropical night of April 17, 1962, 1,400 Cuban Americans landed at the Bay of Pigs (Playa Girón), Cuba, in a disastrously unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro (another example of the US “meddling” in foreign elections). The Cuban Americans were political exiles trained and armed by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). … Continue reading Bay of Pigs / Playa Girón, Cuba 1962
Taco Bell 1962
On March 21, 1962, North American Glen Bell founded Taco Bell in Downey, California, and the North American public has confused its offerings with Latinx food ever since. Taco Bell serves fast food tacos, burritos, and other menu items to more than 2 billion consumers annually in 5,800 restaurants in the US. Over 80% of… Continue reading Taco Bell 1962