U.S. Army Withdraws Tanks from Berlin Border
Jan. 16, 1962 - The U.S. Army has begun withdrawing its armored guard, including 15 tanks, from a camp on the Friedrichstrasse on the...
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Jan 16, 2022
Former Gov. Knight Withdraws from California Race, Boost for Nixon
Jan. 16, 1962 - Former Gov. Goodwin J. Knight (pictured left in 1958) withdrew today from the California gubernatorial race because of...
Jan 16, 2022
Chinese Communists Denounce President Kennedy
Jan. 16, 1962 - Communist Chinese propaganda denounced President Kennedy and the U.S. Government today. Accusing the President of acts of...
Jan 15, 2022
Main Points from President's Press Conference
Jan. 15, 1962 - Following are the main points from President Kennedy’s news conference today: Science and Technology - He expressed...
Jan 15, 2022
Thousands of Women Protest Nuclear Fallout at White House
Jan. 15, 1962 - Several thousand women from Eastern cities picketed the White House today to protest nuclear fallout. The pickets, soaked...
Jan 15, 2022
Controversy over Admissions Policy of Exclusive Cosmos Club
Jan. 15, 1962 - The Cosmos Club, by a voice vote, overwhelmingly put itself on record today as opposed to racial, color, or religious...
Jan 15, 2022
Congressman Lindsay Presses Kennedy on Civil Rights
Jan. 15, 1962 - Representative John V. Lindsay, Manhattan Republican, today wrote a letter to President Kennedy deploring “abandonment of...
Jan 15, 2022
President Kennedy Addresses Delays on Negro Civil Rights
Jan. 15, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that he would act to advance Negro rights “in a way which will maintain a consensus” of...
Jan 14, 2022
West Tops East, 31-30, on Last-Second Touchdown Pass from Johnny Unitas
Jan. 14, 1962 - With two seconds left, Johnny Unitas (left) threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jon Arnett today to give the favored West a...
Jan 14, 2022
New Hearing on Negro's Right to Attend University of Mississippi
Jan. 14, 1962 - Federal Judge Sidney Mize is scheduled to open a final hearing tomorrow on Mississippi’s first integration lawsuit in the...
Jan 13, 2022
Alabama's Paul (Bear) Bryant is College Coach of the Year
Jan. 13, 1962 - Paul (Bear) Bryant of Alabama was voted 1961’s college football coach of the year today by the American Football Coaches...
Jan 13, 2022
NFL: Paul Hornung Adjusting to Army Life
Jan. 13, 1962 - Paul Hornung (second from right), the most valuable player in the National Football League this year, is currently on...
Jan 13, 2022
TV: NFL Pro Bowl at 3:45 p.m. Tomorrow on NBC
Jan. 13, 1962 - Tomorrow’s game in Los Angeles between teams representing the Eastern and Western Conference of the National Football...
Jan 13, 2022
Goldwater Urges Conservatism for Republican Party
Jan. 13, 1962 - Senator Barry Goldwater urged Republican party workers today to shape a clearly conservative image for the party. The...
Jan 12, 2022
President Kennedy Backs March of Dimes Campaign
Jan. 12, 1962 - President Kennedy borrowed a dime today to help promote this year’s March of Dimes campaign. The President posed for...
Jan 12, 2022
McNamara to Fly to Hawaii for Vietnam Conference
Jan. 12, 1962 - Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara (right) will fly to Hawaii Sunday for a day-long conference Monday on the...
Jan 11, 2022
Video: President Kennedy's State of the Union Address
Jan. 11, 1962 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s State of the Union address. #JFK #jfkfiles #1960s #jfkennedy #jfkmemorial...
Jan 11, 2022
Young Khrushchev Considered Moving to U.S. for Higher Wages
Jan. 11, 1962 - Nikita S. Khrushchev, when a youth, considered emigrating to the United States to earn higher wages, New York Governor...
Jan 11, 2022
U.S. B-52H Super-bomber Breaks World Record
Jan. 11, 1962 - A United States Air Force B-52H superbomber equipped for launching missiles broke a world record today by flying 12,519...
Jan 11, 2022
President Kennedy Delivers State of the Union Message
Jan. 11, 1962 - President Kennedy asked the 87th Congress today to give him new authority to reduce tariffs, cut personal income taxes in...
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