1960s Timeline

Nov. 10, 1962 - Mrs. Lillian Cross, the woman who saved Franklin D. Roosevelt from an assassin’s bullet 29 years ago, was buried in...

Nov. 10, 1962 - Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt was buried next to her husband, former President Franklin Roosevelt, today in Hyde Park, N.Y....

Oct. 28, 1962 - Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt (pictured) was reported today as being seriously ill and not responding to treatment as had been...

Jan. 25, 1962 - Four prominent figures in public life who were closely associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt (pictured right in 1933)...

Nov. 22, 1961 - Former Vice President John Nance Garner greeted old friends warmly as he marked his 93rd birthday quietly today. He...

Aug. 15, 1961 - Sir Winston Churchill sent warmest wishes to President Kennedy today "for the momentous and preeminent part" he plays in...