Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, October 17, 1966

China A-Test

Communist China announced yesterday that it has fired a guided missile with a nuclear warhead, exploding on target.

LBJ in Viet Nam

President Johnson has flown to South Viet Nam to visit the war zone. The President sat down to chow with enlisted men, shook thousands of hands and awarded Purple Hearts to the wounded.

Medicine

The University of Chicago has announced a vaccine which can prevent infections leading to rheumatic fever, one of the most dread diseases among children.

This story was originally published October 16, 2016 at 6:17 PM with the headline "Looking Back."