Pentagon Orders Integration in Reserve Units
Apr. 20, 1962 - The Pentagon has directed that all-Negro and all-white Reserve units be integrated “as rapidly as is consistent with...
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Apr 19, 2022
Pirates Top Phillies, 6-3, Remain Undefeated
Apr. 19, 1962 - The Pittsburgh Pirates, the National League leaders, defeated Philadelphia, 6-3, tonight for their eighth straight...
Apr 18, 2022
George McGovern to Run for U.S. Senate in South Dakota
Apr. 18, 1962 - George P. McGovern (pictured between contralto Marian Anderson and President Kennedy), director of the Food for Peace...
Apr 18, 2022
Highlights from President Kennedy's News Conference
Apr. 18, 1962 - Following are the major points in President Kennedy’s news conference today: Steel — He declared that “nothing is to be...
Apr 18, 2022
Viet Cong Proving a Tough and Elusive Foe in South Vietnam
Apr. 18, 1962 - The Communist insurgents (pictured) are still winning most of the clashes in the arc of South Vietnamese provinces from...
Apr 18, 2022
President Kennedy Grants Clemency to Two Soldiers
Apr. 18, 1962 - Two Army Reservists charged with breaches of military discipline were granted clemency today by President Kennedy. The...
Apr 18, 2022
East German Man Killed Trying to Escape to West Berlin; Two Companions Survive
Apr. 18, 1962 - An East German, mortally wounded by Communist gunfire, drove a three-ton dump truck through the Berlin wall today at a...
Apr 18, 2022
President Affirms His Support for American Business
Apr. 18, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that the recent dispute with the steel industry over prices had left no residue of ill will...
Apr 17, 2022
Castro Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of "Imperialism's Defeat" at Bay of Pigs
Apr. 17, 1962 - Premier Fidel Castro hailed today the failure of the C.I.A.-backed invasion attempt exactly one year ago as...
Apr 16, 2022
Pirates Stay Undefeated with 6-5 Victory over Cubs
Apr. 16, 1962 - Roberto Clemente’s three-run homer and the tight relief pitching of Diomedes Olivo, a 42-year-old rookie, led the...
Apr 16, 2022
President and Mrs. Kennedy Attend a Youth Concert at the White House
Apr. 16, 1962 - President Kennedy and his wife entertained nearly 600 young people today at a musicale on the south lawn of the White...
Apr 16, 2022
Senate Approves Nomination of Nicholas Katzenbach as Deputy Attorney General
Apr. 16, 1962 - A Senate Judiciary subcommittee approved today President Kennedy’s nomination of Nicholas Katzenbach as Deputy Attorney...
Apr 16, 2022
U.S. Marines Wait for Action in South Vietnam
Apr. 16, 1962 - United States Marines awaited their first action today in the intensified war against Communist guerrillas in South...
Apr 16, 2022
Three Louisiana Segregationists Excommunicated from Roman Catholic Church
Apr. 16, 1962 - Three segregationists have been excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church for attempting to “provoke” opposition to...
Apr 15, 2022
Former C.I.A. Director Dulles Arrives in Saigon with Pentagon Study Group
Apr. 15, 1962 - Another indication of deepening U.S. involvement in South Vietnam’s campaign against the Communist guerrillas called the...
Apr 15, 2022
Louis Lomax Criticizes Civil Rights Leaders as Self-Promoters
Apr. 15, 1962 - A Negro leader in the civil rights movement today assailed other Negro leaders in that movement as “primarily interested...
Apr 15, 2022
U.S. Marine Helicopter Unit Lands in South Vietnam
Apr. 15, 1962 - A U.S. Marine helicopter unit landed in Vietnam today. The Marines will be based at Soc Trang, capital of Ba Xuyen...
Apr 14, 2022
VIDEO: President's Remarks Aboard U.S.S. Enterprise
Apr. 14, 1962 - Here is a video excerpt of President Kennedy’s remarks today aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. The spoke from the hangar deck...
Apr 14, 2022
Giants Destroy Reds, 13-6, Cepeda and Alou Hit Two Homers Each
Apr. 14, 1962 - The Cincinnati Reds fell apart today in a 13-6 loss to the San Francisco Giants. The Reds made six errors in the first...
Apr 14, 2022
President Watches Military Demonstration in North Carolina
Apr. 14, 1962 - President Kennedy watched a demonstration of the Atlantic Fleet’s air and sea power today off the coast of North...
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