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May 7, 2022

President Kennedy Gets a New Helicopter

May 7, 1962 - President Kennedy has a new helicopter, bigger and faster than his old one. He will ride in it for the first time tomorrow...

May 6, 2022

16,000 Casualties in Vietnam This Year

May 6, 1962 - Authoritative military sources said yesterday that there had been more than 16,000 casualties this year in South Vietnam’s...

May 6, 2022

Soviet Astronaut Titov Embraces Atheism

May 6, 1962 - Maj. Gherman S. Titov, the Soviet astronaut, proclaimed his disbelief in God today. He said he saw “no God or angels”...

May 5, 2022

JFK Speaks at New Orleans City Hall

May 5, 1962 - Here's a clip of some impromptu remarks delivered by President Kennedy yesterday from the balcony of the new City Hall in...

May 4, 2022

President Visits Eglin Air Force Base

May 4, 1962 - The Air Force displayed its manned weapons and its ability to get them launched in a hurry to President Kennedy today at...

May 4, 2022

President Kennedy Gets Cheering Welcome in New Orleans

May 4, 1962 - New Orleans gave President Kennedy an enthusiastic welcome today in his three-hour visit to one of the citadels of the deep...

May 3, 2022

South Vietnamese Troops, Carried by American Helicopters, Strike Viet Cong Reds

May 3, 1962 - United States Army and Marine helicopters carried South Vietnamese troops today to the edge of Plaine des Jones, a marshy...

May 3, 2022

Astronauts Glenn and Titov Share the Spotlight in Washington

May 3, 1962 - Astronauts of the U.S. and the Soviet Union shared a platform in Washington today to tell an international gathering of...

May 2, 2022

Two Released Sergeants Deny Pleading for Clemency from Viet Cong

May 2, 1962 - Two American sergeants denied today they ever begged for clemency during 22 days of captivity among the Viet Cong. The...

May 1, 2022

Nicholas Katzenbach Confirmed as Deputy Attorney General

May 1, 1962 - The Senate confirmed by voice vote today President Kennedy’s nomination of Nicholas Katzenbach (pictured left) to be Deputy...

May 1, 2022

Viet Cong Free Two U.S. Army Sergeants from Captivity

May 1, 1962 - Two U.S. Army sergeants captured by the Viet Cong more than three weeks ago were freed today by their captors. The...

Apr 30, 2022

JFK Addresses U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Apr. 30, 1962 - In remarks today to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, President Kennedy made an effort to smooth some of the bitterness ...

Apr 30, 2022

Under Secretary of State George Ball Speaks Out on Vietnam

Apr. 30, 1962 - George W. Ball (pictured), Under Secretary of State, warned today that the war against the Communist Viet Cong in South...

Apr 30, 2022

President Kennedy Welcomes Nobel Prize Winners to White House

Apr. 30, 1962 - Much of the cream of scientific America gathered at the White House last night for a dinner honoring Nobel Prize winners....

Apr 28, 2022

U.S. Special Forces Training Rhade Tribesmen to Fight in Vietnam

Apr. 28, 1962 - The U.S. Special Forces are arming, training, and organizing the Rhade tribesmen of South Vietnam into a surprisingly...

Apr 27, 2022

Roger Maris Visits President Kennedy at the White House

Apr. 27, 1962 - Roger Maris, as national co-chairman of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, was greeted today by President Kennedy at the...

Apr 27, 2022

Communist China Supporting North Vietnam

Apr. 27, 1962 - The Chinese Communists are said to be stepping up their military advisory program in North Vietnam to counter the...

Apr 25, 2022

Caroline Kennedy, 4 Years Old, Signed for College Preparatory School

Apr. 25, 1962 - Four-year-old Caroline Kennedy has been signed for a college preparatory school. Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy applied for...

Apr 25, 2022

Vietnamese Rangers, with help from U.S. Marines, Rout Communists

Apr. 25, 1962 - Vietnamese Rangers and the Civil Guard, with help from U.S. Marines, dealt a major blow today to Communist insurgents in...

Apr 24, 2022

Government Troops Kill 69 Viet Cong Insurgents

Apr. 24, 1962 - South Vietnamese troops, backed by American air support, killed 69 Communist guerrillas today in a running battle 34...