President's Father Remains in Serious Condition
Dec. 20, 1961 - Joseph P. Kennedy remained in a serious condition tonight as a result of a stroke yesterday. President Kennedy (pictured...
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Dec 20, 2021
NFL: Paul Hornung of Packers Named League MVP
Dec. 20, 1961 - Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers was named today the most valuable player of the NFL in a poll of writers and...
Dec 20, 2021
NFL: Jim Brown is Rushing Leader for 5th Straight Year
Dec. 20, 1961 - Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns survived a late-season rally by Jim Taylor of the Packers and set a NFL scoring record...
Dec 19, 2021
🚨President Kennedy's Father Suffers a Stroke
Dec. 19, 1961 - Joseph P. Kennedy, 73-year-old father of the President, suffered a stroke at his home in Palm Beach, Fla. today....
Dec 19, 2021
NFL: Giants' Allie Sherman Named Coach of the Year
Dec. 19, 1961 - Allie Sherman, the Brooklyn College boy who made good in his first year as coach of the Giants, was named NFL coach of...
Dec 19, 2021
NFL: Mike Ditka of the Bears is Rookie of the Year
Dec. 19, 1961 - Mike Ditka was named rookie of the year in the NFL today by a committee of sportswriters and broadcasters for his work...
Dec 19, 2021
Army Answers Reservists' Questions with Pamphlet Called "Why Me?"
Dec. 19, 1961 - The Army issued today a pocket-size, 12-page pamphlet entitled “Why Me?” to National Guard and Army Reservists who have...
Dec 19, 2021
U.S. Military Takes Part in Tactical Operations in Vietnam
Dec. 19, 1961 - U.S. military men in South Vietnam were understood today to be operating in battle areas with South Vietnamese forces...
Dec 18, 2021
Nearly 300 Negro Demonstrators Arrested in New Orleans
Dec. 18, 1961 - Three hundred Negroes and a few whites tried to march on the State Office Building in New Orleans today. They were...
Dec 18, 2021
American Football League Struggling to Make Money
Dec. 18, 1961 - The American Football League’s commissioner, Joe Foss (pictured center last year), said today that three of the eight...
Dec 18, 2021
Video: President Kennedy's Trip to Venezuela and Colombia
Dec. 18, 1961 - Here is a film from the U.S. Information Service about President Kennedy’s visits to Venezuela and Colombia. #JFK...
Dec 18, 2021
Ping Bodie is Dead
Dec. 18, 1961 - Ping Bodie (pictured left in 1920), the slugging outfielder who was a former roommate of Babe Ruth (right), died of...
Dec 18, 2021
Dr. King Released from Georgia Prison
Dec. 18, 1961 - An agreement reached in Albany, Ga., paved the way for the release of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and about 300...
Dec 17, 2021
Oilers to Play Chargers Again for AFL Championship
Dec. 17, 1961 - The Houston Oilers, paced by George Blanda’s 4 touchdown passes, trounced the Oakland Raiders, 47-16. The victory gave...
Dec 17, 2021
First Lady Visits Colombian Children's Hospital
Dec. 17, 1961 - The First Ladies of the United States and Colombia visited some of the 200 children in the Lorencita Villegas de Santos...
Dec 17, 2021
Half a Million People Welcome President Kennedy to Bogotá
Dec. 17, 1961 - A crowd of 500,000, nearly half the population of Bogotá, turned out today to give a rousing welcome to President and...
Dec 17, 2021
Thousands in Venezuela Give President Kennedy Cheering Send-Off
Dec. 17, 1961 - President Kennedy received a cheering send-off from thousands of Venezuelans this morning as he ended his 24-hour visit....
Dec 16, 2021
NFL: Colts Upset 49ers as Unitas Shines
Dec. 16, 1961 - Johnny Unitas tossed 3 touchdown passes today and led the Colts to a 27-24 upset over the Forty-Niners. The brilliant...
Dec 16, 2021
New York Mets Announce 1962 Home Schedule
Dec. 16, 1961 - The return of National League baseball to New York moved a little closer today when the Mets announced their 1961 home...
Dec 16, 2021
Video: President Kennedy in Venezuela
Dec. 16, 1961 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s remarks at the La Morita Resettlement Project ceremony in Venezuela. #JFK #jfkfiles...
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