A Minor Victory for South Vietnamese Troops and Their U.S. Advisors
Mar. 2, 1962 - United States Army helicopters, grounded since Tuesday’s attempt by two Vietnamese Air Force pilot to assassinate...
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Mar 1, 2022
Kennedy to Speak to Nation Tomorrow on Nukes
Mar. 1, 1962 - President Kennedy will address the nation tomorrow night on “nuclear testing and disarmament,” the White House announced...
Mar 1, 2022
New York City Honors Col. John Glenn with Ticker-Tape Parade
Mar. 1, 1962 - New York poured out its affection for Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. today with bands, banners, and a blizzard of paper so...
Mar 1, 2022
Kennedy: America Carries the Worldwide Struggle from Freedom
Mar. 1, 1962 - President Kennedy warned Americans today that they must bear the heavy burden of protecting freedom throughout the world...
Mar 1, 2022
Mar. 1, 1962 | President Kennedy Speaks to American Legionnaires (VIDEO)
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Mar 1, 2022
Secretary Rusk Blames Communists for Violence in Vietnam
Mar. 1, 1962 - Secretary of State Dean Rusk said today that the fighting in South Vietnam could end overnight if Communist nations would...
Mar 1, 2022
President Kennedy Attends Prayer Breakfast
Mar. 1, 1962 - Some of the nation’s leaders gathered for a prayer breakfast in Washington today. They heard President Kennedy say that...
Feb 28, 2022
Mickey Mantles Talks 1962
Feb. 28, 1962 - Asked today whether he had set any goal for himself this year, Mickey Mantle said: “Well, just once, I’d like to play...
Feb 28, 2022
Thirtieth Anniversary of Lindbergh Kidnapping
Feb. 28, 1962 - Thirty years ago tonight, Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., 19 months old, was abducted from his crib on the second floor of his...
Feb 28, 2022
President Kennedy Calls on Americans to Contribute to Red Cross
Feb. 28, 1962 - President Kennedy called on all Americans today to contribute generously to the Red Cross “in these difficult times.” In...
Feb 28, 2022
Robert and Ethel Kennedy Return from World Tour
Feb. 28, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (pictured at Idlewild Airport) returned from his month’s tour around the world today...
Feb 28, 2022
Pilot Who Bombed Diem Palace is Interviewed
Feb. 28, 1962 - One of the two pilots who attacked South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem’s palace was quoted today as having said...
Feb 27, 2022
🎙 OTD in 1961, Aretha Franklin's debut album was released
Check out our podcast on Aretha's electrifying debut album and other high points of 1961. #podcast #1960s #music
Feb 27, 2022
Duke Snider Named Dodger Captain
Feb. 27, 1962 - Duke Snider, the 35-year-old outfielder beginning his 15th National League season, today was named captain of the Los...
Feb 27, 2022
Robert F. Kennedy Meets with DeGaulle in Paris
Feb. 27, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy spent 40 minutes with President de Gaulle in Paris today. Mr. Kennedy said later it...
Feb 27, 2022
Board of Inquiry Affirms Francis Gary Powers' Performance
Feb. 27, 1962 - A special board of inquiry has concluded that Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 pilot whose plane was downed over the Soviet...
Feb 27, 2022
South Vietnam: Bombing of Palace Isolated Incident
Feb. 27, 1962 - The Government of South Vietnam announced today that the bombing of the Presidential Palace early yesterday morning had...
Feb 27, 2022
Glenn to Congress: Astronauts Will Die
Feb. 27, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. warned Congress today that men would lose their lives in the new national endeavor of...
Feb 26, 2022
U.S. Officials: Diem in Control in South Vietnam
Feb. 26, 1962 - U.S. officials said tonight that President Ngo Dinh Diem was in control of the situation in South Vietnam after a bombing...
Feb 26, 2022
Lamar Hunt Testifies in AFL's Anti-Trust Suit Against NFL
Feb. 26, 1962 - Lamar Hunt contended today that the NFL did not announce expansion plans in 1959 until after he had founded the American...
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