President Says He's Being as "Frank as Possible" on Vietnam
Feb. 14, 1962 - Responding to criticism, President Kennedy said today he was being as frank as possible about U.S. involvement in the war...
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Feb 14, 2022
Another Postponement of Glenn Spaceflight
Feb. 14, 1962 - Storms in the Atlantic caused another postponement today in the attempt to send Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. into orbit...
Feb 13, 2022
U.S. Destroyer Escorts Arriving in Vietnam
Feb. 13, 1962 - United States destroyer escorts will arrive at Danang in South Vietnam this week to bolster the South Vietnamese Navy’s...
Feb 13, 2022
GOP Wants "Full Report" on Vietnam from Kennedy
Feb. 13, 1962 - The Republican National Committee called on President Kennedy today to “make a full report to the American people” on...
Feb 12, 2022
Senator Margaret Chase Smith Calls GOP "Fainthearted" About Opposing JFK in '64
Feb. 12, 1962 - Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith (pictured) suggested today that leading Republican Presidential aspirants were seeking...
Feb 12, 2022
President Kennedy Meets with Commission on the Status of Women
Feb. 12, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that it was essential that women workers be assured of pay that reflected the services they...
Feb 11, 2022
TV: CBS Special | "Thunder on the Right"
Feb. 11, 1962 - The various shades of conservative opinion will be reviewed by CBS on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 10 p.m. The hour-long show,...
Feb 11, 2022
Memorial to General George C. Marshall To Be Erected in Frankfurt
Feb. 11, 1962 - A memorial to the late General of the Army George C. Marshall (pictured in 1945) as author of the plan that made possible...
Feb 11, 2022
Katu Tribe Sets Poison Traps in Vietnam
Feb. 11, 1962 - U.S. military personnel on reconnaissance in central Vietnam have run into hostile aborigines, belonging to the Katu...
Feb 11, 2022
Washington Officials See Mounting Danger in Vietnam
Feb. 11, 1962 - What President Kennedy has called the “increasing ferocity” of the war in South Vietnam and the increasing involvement of...
Feb 11, 2022
Board of Inquiry Will Question Francis Gary Powers on Crash and Capture
Feb. 11, 1962 - The C.I.A. has formed a board of inquiry to investigate the circumstances of the capture of Francis Gary Powers by the...
Feb 10, 2022
Robert F. Kennedy Arrives in Hong Kong
Feb. 10, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy arrived today in Hong Kong, a British colony in the shadow of Communist China, for a...
Feb 10, 2022
George Romney Will Run for Michigan Governor
Feb. 10, 1962 - George Romney announced today that he would seek the Republican nomination for Governor of Michigan. The 54-year-old...
Feb 9, 2022
James Cagney Narrates Documentary on Communism "The Road to the Wall"
Feb. 9, 1962 - Narrated by actor James Cagney, "The Road to the Wall" explores the steady march of Communism through the years. It begins...
Feb 9, 2022
Robert F. Kennedy Challenges Japanese Leftist to Visit U.S.
Feb. 9, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy faced the startled chief of Japan’s massive left-wing labor union today and challenged...
Feb 9, 2022
U.S. Build-Up in South Vietnam Continues
Feb. 9, 1962 - The decision announced yesterday to set up a new U.S. command in Saigon under a full general is said to be a result of the...
Feb 9, 2022
Nixon Makes Appearnace on Paar Show, Bashes Kennedy
Feb. 9, 1962 - Richard M. Nixon lashed out last night at President Kennedy’s handling of the Cuban situation and at other aspects of the...
Feb 9, 2022
🚨Francis Gary Powers Released, U.S. Releases Spy Rudolf Abel in Exchange
Feb. 9, 1962 - Francis Gary Powers has been released by the Soviet Union in exchange for the release of Col. Rudolf Abel, the convicted...
Feb 8, 2022
Maris Overweight, Still Unsigned
Feb. 8, 1962 - The 61 homers Roger Maris hit for the Yankees last season have brought him a lot of glory. They also have brought...
Feb 8, 2022
Romney Begins 24-Hour Fast Prior to Decision on Governor Run
Feb. 8, 1962 - George Romney (pictured with his wife Lenore) began a 24-hour fast today as he sought to decide whether to become a...
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