President Optimistic on Health Care Bill for Aged
Mar. 21, 1962 - The Administration bill to add medical care for the aged to the Social Security system has a “good chance” of passage...
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Mar 21, 2022
Highlights From President Kennedy's Press Conference
Mar. 21, 1962 - Following are some of the highlights of President Kennedy’s press conference:
Space — The President said he was...
Mar 21, 2022
Kennedy Sees No Evidence of Impending Cuban Attack
Mar. 21, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that he had no evidence of an impending Cuban attack on the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo...
Mar 21, 2022
First Lady Arrives in Pakistan
Mar. 21, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy arrived in Pakistan today to a rousing welcome in which the accent was on the nation’s friendly...
Mar 21, 2022
French Battle Right-Wing Terrorists in Algeria
Mar. 21, 1962 - French military policemen battled with Right-Wing terrorists in the center of Oran, Algeria, for two hours today....
Mar 21, 2022
Khrushchev Agrees to Talks on Cooperative Space Ventures
Mar. 21, 1962 - Premier Khrushchev accepted today President Kennedy’s proposal for talks between the two countries on practical...
Mar 20, 2022
Sociologist C. Wright Mills Dead at 46
Mar. 20, 1962 - C. Wright Mills (pictured), author and Professor of Sociology at Columbia University, died today of a heart attack in his...
Mar 19, 2022
Mrs. Kennedy Rides Elephant in India
Mar. 19, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy rode an eight-foot-high elephant around a 17th-century palace courtyard today. After the elephant...
Mar 19, 2022
Nixon Claims Kennedy Flouted Security Restrictions in 1960 Campaign
Mar. 19, 1962 - Richard M. Nixon has charged in a new book that President Kennedy endangered security restrictions in 1960 with his...
Mar 18, 2022
First Lady Welcomed to Jaipur, India
Mar. 18, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy received today the traditional welcome that Rajasthani Indians accord a woman they respect and...
Mar 18, 2022
White House Hails French-Algerian Cease-Fire as "Historic Accomplishment"
Mar. 18, 1962 - The White House hailed the French-Algerian cease-fire today as a “historic accomplishment.” In a statement approved by...
Mar 18, 2022
🚨Cease-Fire Ends Algerian War
Mar. 18, 1962 - A cease-fire ending the Algerian war was signed in France today by French and Algerian delegations. The document...
Mar 17, 2022
Soviets: U.S. Fighting "Undeclared War" in Vietnam
Mar. 17, 1962 - The Soviet Union accused the U.S. today of fighting an “undeclared war” in South Vietnam and demanded the immediate...
Mar 17, 2022
U.S. Army Helicopters Pursue Viet Cong Close to Cambodian Border
Mar. 17, 1962 - United States Army helicopters flew within a half-mile of the Cambodian frontier Thursday to land Vietnamese troops. This...
Mar 16, 2022
Mrs. Kennedy Continues Tour of India
Mar. 16, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy paid a visit today to the holy Hindu city of Benares. Later, Mrs. Kennedy received a cheering...
Mar 16, 2022
Khrushchev Issues Nuclear Warning to U.S.
Mar. 16, 1962 - In a speech calling for disarmament and the early conclusion of a German peace treaty, Premier Khrushchev warned the U.S....
Mar 15, 2022
Plane Carrying 93 U.S. Soldiers Disappears in Pacific
Mar. 15, 1962 - A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation carrying 107 persons, including 93 U.S. soldiers, disappeared during a night...
Mar 15, 2022
Mrs. Kennedy Explores India, Sees Taj Mahal Twice
Mar. 15, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy took a short course in Indian history today. It began with a tour of the sprawling abandoned city...
Mar 15, 2022
McNamara: U.S. Personnel in Vietnam Return Fire from Viet Cong
Mar. 15, 1962 - Asked today about the United States’ huge military training program in South Vietnam, Secretary of Defense Robert S....
Mar 14, 2022
President Kennedy Says Youngest Brother Runs for Senate "On His Own"
Mar. 14, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that Edward M. Kennedy, his youngest brother, was running “on his own” in the primary...
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