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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 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

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 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...

Mar 14, 2022

VIDEO: President Kennedy's Press Conference

Mar. 14, 1962 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s press conference today. #JFK #jfkfiles #1960s #jfkennedy #jfkmemorial #jfklibrary...

Mar 14, 2022

Mrs. Kennedy Befriends an Elephant in India

Mar. 14, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy made friends with an elephant today. “She’s so cute,” the President’s wife said after a 10-minute...

Mar 14, 2022

Highlights of President Kennedy's Press Conference

Mar. 14, 1962 - Following are the highlights of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Berlin — The President said Soviet harassment...

Mar 14, 2022

Cubans Smuggle Red Chinese Opium into U.S.

Mar. 14, 1962 - Communist Cuba is attempting to demoralize this country and obtain vital U.S. dollars by smuggling opium from Red China...

Mar 14, 2022

Castro Urges "Communist Spirit" in Cuba

Mar. 14, 1962 - Premier Fidel Castro urged young Cubans today to develop a more intense “Communist spirit” and declared that they would...

Mar 14, 2022

Edward M. Kennedy Announces Senate Run

Mar. 14, 1962 - Edward M. Kennedy officially began today his campaign for the Senate seat once held by his brother, the President. The...

Mar 14, 2022

Disarmament Conference Opens in Geneva

Mar. 14, 1962 - The United Nations-sponsored disarmament conference opened today at Geneva after a chilling Big Three foreign ministers’...

Mar 14, 2022

Kennedy: Soviet Harassment in Berlin "Intensifying Danger"

Mar. 14, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that the Soviet Union was putting additional obstacles in the way of a Berlin agreement by...

Mar 13, 2022

President Issues Warning to Alliance for Progress Member Nations

Mar. 13, 1962 - President Kennedy warned wealthy and powerful interests in Latin America today that “those who make peaceful revolution...

Mar 13, 2022

VIDEO: President's Remarks on First Anniversary of Alliance for Progress

Mar. 13, 1962 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s remarks on the first anniversary of the Alliance for Progress. #JFK #jfkfiles #1960s...