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May 16, 2022

Justice Department Files Voting Rights Suit in Georgia

May 16, 1962 - The Federal Government widened the scope of its battle against voter discrimination in the South today by filing its first...

May 15, 2022

Dodgers Top Colts as Duke Snider Ties Dodger RBI Record Set by Gil Hodges

May 15, 1962 - The Los Angeles Dodgers scored six runs on six hits in the seventh inning and defeated the Houston Colts, 10-7, tonight. A...

May 15, 2022

South Vietnam Not Requesting American Combat Troops At This Time

May 15, 1962 - South Vietnam will not request American combat troops at this stage of the Southeast Asian crisis, a high American source...

May 15, 2022

President Orders 4,000 More Troops to Thailand

May 15, 1962 - President Kennedy moved today to back up his diplomatic efforts to preserve the independence of Laos by ordering 4,000...

May 14, 2022

Mrs. Kennedy's Pakistani Horse Out of Quarantine

May 14, 1962 - Sardar, Mrs. Kennedy’s gift horse from Pakistan, has been flown to Washington, kept in quarantine, and taken to the...

May 14, 2022

Minoso Approaching "Danger Period" after Skull Fracture

May 14, 1962 - Minnie Minoso, the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder who suffered a skull fracture and a broken right wrist Friday, was put...

May 14, 2022

Topeka Teacher Honored by President Kennedy

May 14, 1962 - Mrs. Marjorie L. French of Topeka, Kan., was honored by President Kennedy today as teacher of the year. Mrs. French, a...

May 14, 2022

Former President Eisenhower Preaches Optimism in Philadelphia

May 14, 1962 - Former President Eisenhower said today that America was at the dawn of her destiny, the brightness of which would depend...

May 13, 2022

Cubs Sweep Doubleheader from Phillies

May 13, 1962 - Thirteen extra-base hits, including six home runs, helped the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-7 and 8-5,...

May 13, 2022

First Lady's Sunglasses Start Fashion Fad

May 13, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy is selling eyeglasses on Madison Avenue. Although the First Lady may be unaware of it, her name...

May 13, 2022

William F. Buckley and Sen. Goldwater Most Popular College Speakers

May 13, 1962 - The busiest and most popular speakers this spring on college campuses across the nation have been Senator Barry Goldwater...

May 13, 2022

Government Soldiers Fail To Flush Viet Cong in Mekong Delta

May 13, 1962 - United States helicopters carried more than 1,000 South Vietnamese soldiers into the marshlands of the Mekong Delta...

May 12, 2022

President Kennedy Speaks at Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in Milwaukee

May 12, 1962 - President Kennedy told a Democratic Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner in Milwaukee tonight that the people of the U.S. had to...

May 12, 2022

Massive Crowds Greet the President in Milwaukee

May 12, 1962 - Around 150,000 persons greeted the President this evening as he drove the 9 miles between Mitchell Airport and the center...

May 12, 2022

Gen. MacArthur Receives Thayer Award at West Point, Speaks to Cadets

May 12, 1962 - General of the Army Douglas MacArthur received the Sylvanus Thayer Award “for outstanding service to the nation” in...

May 12, 2022

Viet Cong Blow Up Troop Train, Threaten U.S.-Sponsored Resettlement Project

May 12, 1962 - A small Communist force blew up a troop train Thursday in central Vietnam, causing heavy Vietnamese losses. Today, other...

May 12, 2022

President Kennedy Orders Marines to Thailand

May 12, 1962 - President Kennedy ordered today that U.S. naval, air, and land forces, including a battle group of 1,800 marines, move...

May 11, 2022

Cardinals' Minnie Minoso Hospitalized with Fractured Skull

May 11, 1962 - Minnie Minoso (pictured with Stan Musial in March), left fielder for the Cardinals, suffered a skull fracture in St. Louis...

May 11, 2022

Harry Belafonte To Challenge Georgia Segregation Laws

May 11, 1962 - Harry Belafonte, appearing with his revue at a Toronto theatre, said today he planned to take his troupe to Georgia to...

May 11, 2022

Truman: Don't Call First Lady "Jackie"

May 11, 1962 - Former President Harry S. Truman said today he considered it “disrespectful” for newspapers to refer to Mrs. Kennedy as...