Mississippi Citizens Council Forming "Minutemen" Organizations
Nov. 29, 1961 - A Mississippi Citizens Council leader said today that several Southern communities were forming “minutemen” organizations...
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Nov 29, 2021
McCone Sworn In as C.I.A. Director
Nov. 29, 1961 - President Kennedy looked on today as John A. McCone (left), Los Angeles industrialist, was sworn in as director of the...
Nov 29, 2021
President Kennedy Responds to Female Reporter on Discrimination Against Women
Nov. 29, 1961 - A woman reporter’s assault on male exclusiveness at the National Press Club won sympathy from President Kennedy today....
Nov 28, 2021
NFL Championship Game to Be Played Dec. 31
Nov. 28, 1961 - The NFL championship game will be held on Dec. 31 in the home park of the Western champion. The Green Bay Packers are...
Nov 28, 2021
Sen. Thurmond Denounces Kennedy's Remarks on Extremists
Nov. 28, 1961 - Senator Strom Thurmond (pictured left in 1957), Democrat of South Carolina, denounced President Kennedy today for his...
Nov 28, 2021
President Kennedy Gives Dulles National Security Medal
Nov. 28, 1961 - President Kennedy made a surprise helicopter trip today to C.I.A. headquarters at Langley, Va., to present a National...
Nov 28, 2021
President Kennedy's Message to the Soviet People
Nov. 28, 1961 - President Kennedy told the Soviet people today that they could live in peace if their Government halted its efforts to...
Nov 27, 2021
MLB: White Sox Trade Minnie Minoso to St. Louis
Nov. 27, 1961 - The Chicago White Sox traded Orestes (Minnie) Minoso, their Cuban outfield star, to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe...
Nov 26, 2021
NFL: Eagles Rout Cowboys, 35-13, at Franklin Field
Nov. 26, 1961 - Some Eagle fans among the 60,127 persons at Franklin Field today booed Sonny Jurgensen (pictured) when he was introduced...
Nov 26, 2021
Kennedy to Replace Under Secretary of State Bowles
Nov. 26, 1961 - President Kennedy announced today the replacement of Chester Bowles (right) as Under Secretary of State. Nine other...
Nov 26, 2021
NFL: Giants Top Steelers, 37-21, at Yankee Stadium
Nov. 26, 1961 - Shaky on defense and stalled on the ground in the first half, the Giants pulled themselves together at halftime and...
Nov 26, 2021
The Kennedys Go Ice Skating in Hyannis Port
Nov. 26, 1961 - President Kennedy took a ride after church today to watch his wife and other Kennedys ice skate. They went to the Joseph...
Nov 26, 2021
Republican Senator Styles Bridges is Dead
Nov. 26, 1961 - United States Senator Styles Bridges (pictured center last year) of New Hampshire, one of the most influential...
Nov 25, 2021
Caroline Kennedy Celebrates Fourth Birthday
Nov. 25, 1961 - Caroline Kennedy celebrated her fourth birthday today. The daughter of President and Mrs. Kennedy will be 4 years old...
Nov 25, 2021
Kennedy Interviewed by Soviet Journalist
Nov. 25, 1961 - President Kennedy granted an exclusive interview today to the editor of the Soviet Government newspaper. Aleksei I....
Nov 24, 2021
CBS Correspondent Investigates Possible Remains of Earhart, Noonan
Nov. 24, 1961 - Bone fragments and teeth exhumed from shallow graves on Saipan Island arrived in San Francisco by plane today for...
Nov 23, 2021
NFL: Packers Beat Lions, 17-9 in Rain and Mud
Nov. 23, 1961 - The Green Bay Packers mounted two touchdown drives in the rain and mud today and took firm command of the NFL’s Western...
Nov 23, 2021
Casey Stengel Expounds on the Spitball
Nov. 23, 1961 - New York Mets manager Casey Stengel said today he couldn’t see what all the fuss was about the spitball. “If the pitchers...
Nov 22, 2021
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Nov 22, 2021
President Kennedy Home for Thanksgiving
Nov. 22, 1961 - President Kennedy came home today to celebrate a Thanksgiving 340 years and 40 miles removed from the original. The...
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