Gallo Gang Rescues Six Children from Brooklyn Blaze
Jan. 31, 1962 - Seven members of the Gallo gang rescued six children today in Brooklyn when a fire in a mattress filled a top-floor...
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Jan 9, 2022
Nixon Responds to Governor Brown's Charges
Jan. 9, 1962 - Former Vice President Nixon said today that both Democrats and Republicans needed “responsible leadership which will avoid...
Jan 8, 2022
California Gov. Brown Hits Nixon for "Courting Radicals of the Right"
Jan. 8, 1962 - Gov. Edmund G. Brown (pictured in 1958) of California charged former Vice President Nixon today with courting political...
Jan 3, 2022
U.S. Seeks to Isolate Cuba over Communist Ties
Jan. 3, 1962 - The United States has told the Inter-American Peace Committee that Cuba “represents a bridgehead of Sino-Soviet...
Dec 31, 2021
South Vietnam To Use New Techniques to Attack Reds
Dec. 31, 1961 - Aided by a build-up in U.S. military support, South Vietnam is preparing a strong counter-offensive against Communist...
Dec 31, 2021
Kennedy and Khrushchev Exchange New Year's Greetings
Dec. 31, 1961 - President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev, in an exchange of New Year’s greetings made public today, assured each other of...
Dec 30, 2021
G.I. Kidnapped in Vietnam is Still Alive
Dec. 30, 1961 - A United States Army specialist kidnapped by Communist guerrillas on Christmas Day is alive, reliable sources said today....
Dec 29, 2021
U.S. Military Personnel Told to Stay Within Saigon City Limits
Dec. 29, 1961 - American military personnel in South Vietnam were instructed today to stay within the Saigon (pictured) city limits....
Dec 29, 2021
Former First Lady Edith Wilson is Dead
Dec. 29, 1961 - Mrs. Edith Wilson (pictured in 1915), the former First Lady, died last night at the stately Washington townhouse that...
Dec 28, 2021
U.S. Army Sergeant Believed Kidnapped by Viet Cong
Dec. 28, 1961 - A United States Army sergeant is believed to have been kidnapped by the Viet Cong (pictured), as the Communist guerrillas...
Dec 27, 2021
World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan to Go Forward
Dec. 27, 1961 - The end of a long-standing legislative impasse between New York and New Jersey appeared imminent today. Governor-elect...
Dec 27, 2021
President Passes Physical Exam
Dec. 27, 1961 - President Kennedy passed his physical examination today with high marks, but did not quite make straight A’s. The...
Dec 26, 2021
Ike Visits Disneyland
Dec. 26, 1961 - General Dwight D. Eisenhower and his family visited Disneyland today, and the former President seemed almost as delighted...
Dec 25, 2021
East German Border Guards Arrest Three for Waving at Relatives
Dec. 25, 1961 - Communist border guards arrested three East Berliners today who waved at relatives in the West across the wall dividing...
Dec 25, 2021
Somber Christmas for Kennedy Family
Dec. 25, 1961 - President Kennedy and his family observed the customs of Christmas today, but misfortune dimmed the merriment. Joseph P....
Dec 25, 2021
U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes Near Saigon
Dec. 25, 1961 - Two South Vietnamese paratroopers were killed and three Americans injured Saturday when a U.S. Army helicopter crashed...
Dec 25, 2021
President Kennedy Delivers Christmas Message to West Berliners
Dec. 25, 1961 - President Kennedy told West Berliners in a Christmas message today that the beacon of freedom in Berlin “will continue to...
Dec 24, 2021
President's Father Has Pneumonia, Undergoes Surgery
Dec. 24, 1961 - Joseph P. Kennedy (pictured last Christmas Eve with his wife Rose), partly paralyzed by a stroke, has been stricken with...
Dec 24, 2021
Robert F. Kennedy Plays Santa in Negro Ward of St. Mary's Hospital
Dec. 24, 1961 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy played Santa Claus today for children in the Negro ward at St. Mary’s Hospital, where...
Dec 23, 2021
President's Father Shows Improvement
Dec. 23, 1961 - Joseph P. Kennedy, President Kennedy’s 73-year-old father, improved “considerably” in the last 24 hours, it was announced...
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