· THAT DAY · MAY 15, 1961 · NO. 65 ·
May 15, 1961
Monday · 65 years ago today
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
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The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
Top Global Headlines
- 2024: Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is hospitalised after an assassination attempt.
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- 2010: Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.
- 2008: California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional.
The New York Times — MAY 15, 1961
Three days before her seventeenth birthday, Jessica Watson arrived in Sydney after sailing non-stop and unassisted around the world.2010
Weather in New York
72°F
Partly Cloudy
- High
- 72°F
- Low
- 59°F
- Humidity
- 89%
- Wind
- 18 km/h
Music
Movies
Top Box Office (This Week)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Academy Award (1961)
Lawrence of Arabia
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
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The Guns of Navarone
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Yojimbo
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