1961

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Across
  1. 3. PRESLEY, The "King" who topped charts with "Can't Help Falling in Love" and starred in Blue Hawaii.
  2. 7. GAGARIN, The Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human in outer space.
  3. 8. MARIS, The Yankee outfielder who hit 61 home runs to break Babe Ruth’s record.
  4. 10. WALL, The concrete barrier erected in August to divide East and West Germany.
  5. 11. TWENTY TWO, The satirical Joseph Heller novel published in October.
  6. 12. F KENNEDY, The 35th U.S. President who was inaugurated in January and oversaw the Bay of Pigs.
Down
  1. 1. CORPS, The volunteer program established by executive order in March.
  2. 2. OF PIGS, The failed CIA-backed invasion of Cuba by exiles in April.
  3. 4. The country where JFK sent the first 400 "Special Forces" advisors.
  4. 5. RIDERS, Civil rights activists who challenged segregated bus terminals in the South.
  5. 6. FANON, The psychiatrist and revolutionary whose book "The Wretched of the Earth" was published this year.
  6. 9. SHEPARD, The first American to travel into space aboard Freedom 7.