Defoliation Plan for Vietnam on Temporary Hold
Jan. 11, 1962 - A plan by U.S. officials to “defoliate” trees and bushes in South Vietnam with a chemical sprayed from planes as a means...
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Jan 10, 2022
John W. McCormack Elected Speaker of the House
Jan. 10, 1962 - The election-year session of the 87th Congress opened today. The chief event was the election of John W. McCormack...
Jan 9, 2022
NFL Signs New Contract with CBS-TV
Jan. 10, 1962 - The NFL signed a $9,300,000 contract with CBS-TV today. Under the terms of the 2-year deal, each of the 14 clubs will...
Jan 9, 2022
NFL Adopts New Rule on Grabbing Face Masks
Jan. 9, 1962 - The NFL adopted its first playing-rule change in four years today in a safety move. Under the change, suggested by the...
Jan 9, 2022
Vienna Boys Choir Serenades President Kennedy at the White House
Jan. 9, 1962 - The White House rose garden rang with clear alto and soprano voices today as the Vienna Boys Choir serenaded President...
Jan 9, 2022
Nixon Responds to Governor Brown's Charges
Jan. 9, 1962 - Former Vice President Nixon said today that both Democrats and Republicans needed “responsible leadership which will avoid...
Jan 9, 2022
Sec. McNamara Sends Thank-You Letters to Families of Reservists and National Guardsmen
Jan. 9, 1962 - Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara has expressed the nation’s gratitude to the more than 150,000 reservists and...
Jan 9, 2022
Documentary: "The Truth About Communism," Narrated by Ronald Reagan
Jan. 9, 1962 - Here is a documentary called “The Truth About Communism.” The narrator is actor Ronald Reagan. #Podcast #podcasts...
Jan 9, 2022
Kennedy Administration Sees Long Struggle Ahead in South Vietnam
Jan. 9, 1962 - The Kennedy Administration believes there is a fairly good chance of saving South Vietnam from communism, but it foresees...
Jan 8, 2022
Pete Rozelle Re-elected as NFL Commissioner
Jan. 8, 1962 - Pete Rozelle (pictured right), a compromise choice as commissioner of the NFL last year, was re-elected by unanimous vote...
Jan 8, 2022
California Gov. Brown Hits Nixon for "Courting Radicals of the Right"
Jan. 8, 1962 - Gov. Edmund G. Brown (pictured in 1958) of California charged former Vice President Nixon today with courting political...
Jan 7, 2022
The Bat, Not the Ball: Maris Explains His Home-Run Total
Jan. 7, 1962 - A better bat, not a livelier ball, helped Roger Maris to his record total of 61 home runs last year. The 27-year-old...
Jan 6, 2022
President Honors Ohio Governor Michael V. DiSalle on his 54th birthday
Jan. 6, 1962 - President Kennedy told Ohio Democrats tonight that his Administration was pledged to progress, particularly in the fields...
Jan 6, 2022
NFL: Lions Dominate Eagles, 39-10, in "Runner-Up Bowl"
Jan. 6, 1962 - The Detroit Lions ran double and triple reverses against the Philadelphia Eagles and gained a 38-10 victory in the Orange...
Jan 6, 2022
American Killed by Viet Cong Sniper in Saigon
Jan. 6, 1962 - An American construction foreman on the $4 million Saigon airport improvement project was fatally wounded in an ambush...
Jan 6, 2022
In Georgia, a 15-year-old Negro boy, Preston Cobb Jr., Faces Death Sentence
Jan. 6, 1962 - In Georgia’s Reidsville Prison, a 15-year-old Negro boy, Preston Cobb Jr., is under sentence of death for killing a...
Jan 5, 2022
President Kennedy Cuts Short his Florida Vacation
Jan. 5, 1962 - President Kennedy plans to deliver his annual State of the Union Message next Thursday before a joint session of Congress....
Jan 5, 2022
Three Brooklyn Racketeers for Consorting with Themselves
Jan. 5, 1962 - Three Brooklyn hoodlums learned today that they were their own worst enemies. They were arrested for consorting with known...
Jan 5, 2022
MLB: Stan Musial Signs Twenty-First Contract
Jan. 5, 1962 - Stan Musial took a pay cut to about $70,000 today as he signed his 21st contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. “I think...
Jan 5, 2022
JFK Jr. Takes First Steps
Jan. 5, 1962 - President Kennedy’s 13-month-old son, John Jr., took his first steps in public today. He was seen walking at Palm Beach,...
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