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Feb 14, 2022

U.S. Seeking Information from Chinese on Missing Korean War Soldiers

Feb. 14, 1962 - State Department authorities said today the U.S. was still trying to get an accounting from Communist China of American...

Feb 14, 2022

Kennedy: Powers a "Free Agent" after Interrogation

Feb. 14, 1962 - Francis Gary Powers can testify before Congressional committees and talk with newsmen after he completes “important...

Feb 14, 2022

General Henry I. Hodes Dead at 62, Combat Commander in WWII and Korea

Feb. 14, 1962 - General Henry Irving Hodes (pictured center in Korea in 1951), a combat commander in World War II and the Korean...

Feb 14, 2022

Main Points of President Kennedy's Press Conference

Feb. 14, 1962 - Following are main points of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Summit — He said he would attend a...

Feb 12, 2022

Senator Margaret Chase Smith Calls GOP "Fainthearted" About Opposing JFK in '64

Feb. 12, 1962 - Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith (pictured) suggested today that leading Republican Presidential aspirants were seeking...

Feb 12, 2022

President Kennedy Meets with Commission on the Status of Women

Feb. 12, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that it was essential that women workers be assured of pay that reflected the services they...

Feb 11, 2022

TV: CBS Special | "Thunder on the Right"

Feb. 11, 1962 - The various shades of conservative opinion will be reviewed by CBS on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 10 p.m. The hour-long show,...

Feb 11, 2022

Memorial to General George C. Marshall To Be Erected in Frankfurt

Feb. 11, 1962 - A memorial to the late General of the Army George C. Marshall (pictured in 1945) as author of the plan that made possible...

Feb 11, 2022

Board of Inquiry Will Question Francis Gary Powers on Crash and Capture

Feb. 11, 1962 - The C.I.A. has formed a board of inquiry to investigate the circumstances of the capture of Francis Gary Powers by the...

Feb 10, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy Arrives in Hong Kong

Feb. 10, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy arrived today in Hong Kong, a British colony in the shadow of Communist China, for a...

Feb 10, 2022

George Romney Will Run for Michigan Governor

Feb. 10, 1962 - George Romney announced today that he would seek the Republican nomination for Governor of Michigan. The 54-year-old...

Feb 9, 2022

James Cagney Narrates Documentary on Communism "The Road to the Wall"

Feb. 9, 1962 - Narrated by actor James Cagney, "The Road to the Wall" explores the steady march of Communism through the years. It begins...

Feb 9, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy Challenges Japanese Leftist to Visit U.S.

Feb. 9, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy faced the startled chief of Japan’s massive left-wing labor union today and challenged...

Feb 9, 2022

Nixon Makes Appearnace on Paar Show, Bashes Kennedy

Feb. 9, 1962 - Richard M. Nixon lashed out last night at President Kennedy’s handling of the Cuban situation and at other aspects of the...

Feb 9, 2022

🚨Francis Gary Powers Released, U.S. Releases Spy Rudolf Abel in Exchange

Feb. 9, 1962 - Francis Gary Powers has been released by the Soviet Union in exchange for the release of Col. Rudolf Abel, the convicted...

Feb 8, 2022

Romney Begins 24-Hour Fast Prior to Decision on Governor Run

Feb. 8, 1962 - George Romney (pictured with his wife Lenore) began a 24-hour fast today as he sought to decide whether to become a...

Feb 8, 2022

Leftists Boycott Robert F. Kennedy in Kyoto

Feb. 8, 1962 - Left-wing students boycotted a scheduled meeting with Robert F. Kennedy (pictured left at a karate demonstration) today in...

Feb 8, 2022

President Kennedy Welcomes "Scouting Family of the Year" to White House

Feb. 8, 1962 - President Kennedy got a mile-swim certificate and a little altered history from the Boy Scouts of America today. Mr....

Feb 7, 2022

Mozart and Ice Cream at the White House With the First Lady

Feb. 7, 1962 - Teenagers from 64 countries crowded into the White House today for an afternoon of Mozart with ice cream, cookies, and...

Feb 7, 2022

Kennedy Won't Guarantee "Free Flow of Information" on Vietnam

Feb. 7, 1962 - President Kennedy said at his news conference today that he could not guarantee a free flow of information to U.S. newsmen...