Justice Department Wants Louisiana Voting Law Struck Down
Dec. 28, 1961 - The Justice Department asked a Federal court today to strike down a Louisiana law requiring voters to pass a...
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Dec 27, 2021
World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan to Go Forward
Dec. 27, 1961 - The end of a long-standing legislative impasse between New York and New Jersey appeared imminent today. Governor-elect...
Dec 27, 2021
President Passes Physical Exam
Dec. 27, 1961 - President Kennedy passed his physical examination today with high marks, but did not quite make straight A’s. The...
Dec 26, 2021
NFL: Packers' Practice Draws a Crowd
Dec. 26, 1961 - The Green Bay Packers opened “Championship Week” before an unexpected audience of 500 fans today. Coach Vince Lombardi...
Dec 26, 2021
Ike Visits Disneyland
Dec. 26, 1961 - General Dwight D. Eisenhower and his family visited Disneyland today, and the former President seemed almost as delighted...
Dec 25, 2021
East German Border Guards Arrest Three for Waving at Relatives
Dec. 25, 1961 - Communist border guards arrested three East Berliners today who waved at relatives in the West across the wall dividing...
Dec 25, 2021
Somber Christmas for Kennedy Family
Dec. 25, 1961 - President Kennedy and his family observed the customs of Christmas today, but misfortune dimmed the merriment. Joseph P....
Dec 25, 2021
U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes Near Saigon
Dec. 25, 1961 - Two South Vietnamese paratroopers were killed and three Americans injured Saturday when a U.S. Army helicopter crashed...
Dec 25, 2021
President Kennedy Delivers Christmas Message to West Berliners
Dec. 25, 1961 - President Kennedy told West Berliners in a Christmas message today that the beacon of freedom in Berlin “will continue to...
Dec 24, 2021
President's Father Has Pneumonia, Undergoes Surgery
Dec. 24, 1961 - Joseph P. Kennedy (pictured last Christmas Eve with his wife Rose), partly paralyzed by a stroke, has been stricken with...
Dec 24, 2021
Robert F. Kennedy Plays Santa in Negro Ward of St. Mary's Hospital
Dec. 24, 1961 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy played Santa Claus today for children in the Negro ward at St. Mary’s Hospital, where...
Dec 23, 2021
President's Father Shows Improvement
Dec. 23, 1961 - Joseph P. Kennedy, President Kennedy’s 73-year-old father, improved “considerably” in the last 24 hours, it was announced...
Dec 22, 2021
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Dec 22, 2021
Kennedy and Macmillan Conclude Bermuda Meeting
Dec. 22, 1961 - President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan agreed today to seek renewed diplomatic contacts with the Soviet Union on...
Dec 22, 2021
William F. Buckley Sues Hunter College
Dec. 22, 1961 - Hunter College’s refusal to permit programs sponsored by William F. Buckley Jr. (pictured), editor of The National...
Dec 22, 2021
Robert F. Kennedy to Tour Foreign Cities in February
Dec. 22, 1961 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy will make a round-the-world tour with his wife beginning in early February. The...
Dec 21, 2021
Browns Sign All-America Halfback Ernie Davis
Dec. 21, 1961 - Arthur Modell, the board chairman of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, said Ernie Davis, the all-America halfback from Syracuse...
Dec 21, 2021
President's Father's Condition Remains Serious
Dec. 21, 1961 - Doctors held out slightly more hope today for Joseph P. Kennedy (pictured with the President in March), although his...
Dec 21, 2021
Gangster "Crazy" Joe Gallo Gets 7 to 14 Years
Dec. 21, 1961 - Joseph Gallo, a 32-year-old gangland figure, was sentenced today to serve 7 to 14 years in prison on his conviction for...
Dec 21, 2021
President Kennedy Meets with Prime Minister Macmillan in Bermuda
Dec. 21, 1961 - President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan opened a two-day meeting in Bermuda today with discussions of Soviet...
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