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May 7, 2022

President Kennedy Greets Civil Air Patrol Cadets

May 7, 1962 - A “tremendous need” for manned aircraft still exists, and fliers will be in demand for many years to come, President...

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

Mantle Clouts Three Homers as Yankees Split Doubleheader with Senators

May 6, 1962 - The Yankees performed some prodigious feats in their double-header with the Washington Senators at Yankee Stadium today...

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 6, 2022

Connally Takes Strong Lead in Texas Gubernatorial Primary

May 6, 1962 - John B. Connally Jr. (pictured last summer with President Kennedy), former Secretary of the Navy in the Kennedy...

May 5, 2022

Belinsky of the Angels No-Hits the Orioles, 2-0

May 5, 1962 - Bo Belinsky, who vowed he would become a star in the American League, lived up to his promise tonight when he pitched a...

May 5, 2022

Malcolm X Holds Press Conference in Los Angeles

May 5, 1962 - Malcolm X, Minister of Nation of Islam Mosque No. 7 in Harlem, traveled to Los Angeles and held a news conference today...

May 5, 2022

Attorney General Kennedy Urges Emphasis on Civil Rights

May 5, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy urged today that the nation put as much emphasis on the advancement of civil rights at...

May 5, 2022

Black Muslims Clash with Police in Los Angeles

May 5, 1962 - Charges of violence and brutality were exchanged between Los Angeles officials and Negro leaders after the death this week...

May 4, 2022

Bosox Post 12 Runs in Single Inning, Top White Sox, 13-6

May 4, 1962 - The Boston Red Sox defeated the White Sox, 13-6, tonight on the strength of a 12-run inning, the biggest in the major...

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

Giants Explode for 16 Hits, Top Pirates 8-4

May 3, 1962 - Willie Mays greeted the relief appearance of Elroy Face with a double to spark a 4-run rally in the eighth inning for the...

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

Cards Top Colts as Gibson Dominates

May 2, 1962 - Bob Gibson continued his mastery over the Houston Colts tonight by pitching the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-hit, 4-1 victory...

May 2, 2022

George C. Wallace in Front in Alabama Gubernatorial Race

May 2, 1962 - Alabama State Senator Ryan DeGraffenried seemed almost certain tonight of a run-off in the Governorship race with...

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

Senators Top Red Sox as Burnside Pitches 4-Hitter

May 1, 1962 - Pete Burnside (right) pitched a 4-hitter tonight and snapped the Washington Senators’ 13-game losing streak by beating the...