U.S. Steel Announces Price Increases, Angering President Kennedy
Apr. 10, 1962 - The United States Steel Corporation announced this evening price increases averaging $6 a ton, effective at midnight. The...
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Apr 10, 2022
Yankees Open Season with Victory over Baltimore
Apr. 10, 1962 - The Yankees opened their 40th season today with a 7-6 victory that might be called a review of some of their sparkling...
Apr 10, 2022
Vice President Johnson is Congratulated on 25 Yearss Service with Federal Government
Apr. 10, 1962 - Vice President Johnson was congratulated today by President Kennedy and Democratic Congressional leaders on 25 years’...
Apr 10, 2022
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy Assails Literacy Tests in South
Apr. 10, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said that literacy and similar tests were now the principal device used to keep...
Apr 10, 2022
Two U.S. Army Officers Murdered by Viet Cong
Apr. 10, 1962 - United States Army officers said today that two wounded American sergeants were murdered in cold blood by their Communist...
Apr 9, 2022
President Kennedy Nearly Catches Foul Ball
Apr. 9, 1962 - President Kennedy, like every President since William Howard Taft, made the first pitch at the opening of the baseball...
Apr 9, 2022
President Kennedy Observes the Senators Top the Tigers
Apr. 9, 1962 - The Washington Senators, whose 61-101 record last season prompted the adoption of “a better view in ’62” as their slogan...
Apr 9, 2022
Dodger's New Stadium in Chavez Ravine is Dedicated
Apr. 9, 1962 - Eager citizens, proud civic leaders, and jubilant baseball dignitaries today joined to dedicate the Los Angeles Dodgers’...
Apr 9, 2022
VIDEO: President Kennedy Honors Children's Bureau
Apr. 9, 1962 - Here is a video excerpt of President Kennedy’s remarks on the 50th anniversary of the Children’s Bureau. #JFK #1960s...
Apr 9, 2022
(VIDEO) JFK Speaks at 50th Birthday Party of Children's Bureau
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Apr 9, 2022
Movies: Cliff Robertson to Star in "PT-109"
Apr. 9, 1962 - Cliff Robertson will portray John F. Kennedy in “PT-109,” the movie version of the President’s exploits as a Navy officer...
Apr 9, 2022
President Kennedy Honors the U.S. Children's Bureau
Apr. 9, 1962 - President Kennedy challenged adults today to continue trying to make the U.S. “a happy nursery” for children. The...
Apr 8, 2022
Bay of Pigs Invaders Convicted of Treason in Cuba
Apr. 8, 1962 - The 1,179 prisoners seized in the invasion of Cuba a year ago have been convicted of treason. But the Castro regime is...
Apr 8, 2022
Two Americans Killed, Two Captured by Viet Cong
Apr. 8, 1962 - Two United States enlisted men were killed and two others were missing today in an attack by Communist guerrillas near An...
Apr 7, 2022
Viet Cong Attack is Crushed in Four-Hour Battle in An Hoa
Apr. 7, 1962 - South Vietnamese Government forces (pictured), alerted by spies in the Viet Cong movement, crushed an attack by 1,200...
Apr 6, 2022
VIDEO: "Your Share in Space"
Apr. 6, 1962 - “Your Share in Space,” is a film that explores the U.S. space program and discusses what NASA is trying to accomplish....
Apr 6, 2022
President Kennedy Receives American League Baseball Pass
Apr. 6, 1962 - President Kennedy received his American League baseball pass today. He gave a sympathetic chuckle when told that the...
Apr 5, 2022
U.S. Army Establishes Anti-Guerrilla School at Fort Bragg
Apr. 5, 1962 - The Army announced today that it had established an anti-guerrilla school at Fort Bragg, N.C. Personnel will be trained to...
Apr 5, 2022
President Kennedy Proclaims May 1 as Loyalty Day
Apr. 5, 1962 - President Kennedy set aside May 1 as a special day for declaring “unceasing devotion and loyalty to this nation” and “our...
Apr 4, 2022
Movies: Filming of "PT-109" Underway in Florida
Apr. 4, 1962 - The mystery of rumored invasion preparations in the Key West area of Florida was cleared up today at Warner Brothers. What...
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