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...
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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...
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