Castro Is Credited With Sinking Of Ship Helping Rebel Landings
Date: 23 April 1961
Brit photographer A Oxley freed

Byron Allen (born Byron Allen Folks on April 22, 1961) is an American businessman, film and television producer, and comedian. He is the founder of the American media company Allen Media Group (formerly Entertainment Studios), which has interests in television production, broadcasting, film production, and digital media.
Born in Detroit and later moving to Los Angeles, he initially pursued a career in stand-up comedy. After an appearance on The Tonight Show, Allen began to expand into television work, including co-hosting NBC's Real People (1979—1984). In 1993, Allen established what would later become known as Entertainment Studios.
Read more...The April 22, 1961 was a Saturday under the star sign of ♉. It was the 111 day of the year. President of the United States was John F. Kennedy.
If you were born on this day, you are 64 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 196 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in 168 days. You have lived for 23,572 days, or about 565,739 hours, or about 33,944,357 minutes, or about 2,036,661,420 seconds.
Date: 23 April 1961
Brit photographer A Oxley freed
Date: 23 April 1961
ASNE Clapper awards to J Marlow (AP), F Knebel and C Bailey (Des Moines Regis and Minneapolis Star), D Oberdorfer and W Pincus (Knight Newspapers)
Date: 22 April 1961
H K Milks (AP), Berrellez and Raymont held
Date: 22 April 1961
Special to The New York Times
Min Taboada (Argentina) protests Raymont arrest
Date: 22 April 1961
CBS News pres Salant says CBS could increase its profits by 65% if it substituted entertainment for news and pub affairs programs, comment on difficulties in presenting news on TV
Date: 23 April 1961
Man damages Dali painting Le Christ, Glasgow City Art Gallery
Date: 23 April 1961
Special to The New York Times
Article on peasant painters of Kovacica, Yugoslavia, their art gallery and painting cooperative
Date: 22 April 1961
Special to The New York Times
Asst Sec Sylvester issues memo barring data on firings not in sight of pub; Army-Navy-Air Force Journal scores it
Date: 22 April 1961
By RICHARD F. SHEPARD
Richard SHEPARD
ABC vp Hagerty starts policy of correcting misstatements made on air, urges other media follow suit