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Apr 29, 2022

Yankees Sweep Washington, Extend Sens' Losing Streak to 13 Games

Apr. 29, 1962 - The rain that fell over the District of Columbia Stadium today merely delayed the Yankees’ clean sweep of their four-game...

Apr 29, 2022

Martin Luther King Speaks at Princeton

Apr. 29, 1962 - The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (pictured with Dean Ernest Gordon) called on man today to be “maladjusted” to a...

Apr 28, 2022

Mets Belt Five Homers and Defeat Phillies, 7-6, at Polo Grounds

Apr. 28, 1962 - Five home runs helped Casey Stengel’s Mets down the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-6, today at the Polo Grounds. Manager Gene...

Apr 28, 2022

Black Muslim Killed in Clash with Los Angeles Police

Apr. 28, 1962 - Members of the Nation of Islam, sometimes referred to as Black Muslims, clashed with the police in Los Angeles last night...

Apr 27, 2022

After Visiting the President, Roger Maris Homers as Yankees Top Senators, 10-8

Apr. 27, 1962 - Slumping sluggers such as Roger Maris might take note of the antidote the Yankees’ famed home run hitter took today for...

Apr 27, 2022

Roger Maris Visits President Kennedy at the White House

Apr. 27, 1962 - Roger Maris, as national co-chairman of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, was greeted today by President Kennedy at the...

Apr 26, 2022

Dodgers Top Cubs, 12-5, as Willie Davis Hits Two Homers

Apr. 26, 1962 - The Los Angeles Dodgers hit four homers today, two of them by Willie Davis (pictured), and defeated the Chicago Cubs at...

Apr 25, 2022

Giants Top Pirates, 8-3, as Cepeda Drives in Four

Apr. 25, 1962 - Orlando Cepeda (pictured) drove in four runs and Don Larsen turned in a sparkling relief job today to give the San...

Apr 25, 2022

Caroline Kennedy, 4 Years Old, Signed for College Preparatory School

Apr. 25, 1962 - Four-year-old Caroline Kennedy has been signed for a college preparatory school. Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy applied for...

Apr 24, 2022

Koufax Strikes Out 18 Cubs as Dodgers Win, 10-2

Apr. 24, 1962 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers struck out 18 batters today and matched the modern major league mark he already...

Apr 24, 2022

Kennedy To Issue Executive Order Making Soldiers in Vietnam Eligible for Purple Heart

Apr. 24, 1962 - U.S. soldiers wounded in the fighting in Vietnam will receive the Purple Heart. President Kennedy will issue within the...

Apr 24, 2022

President Kennedy Orders Resumption of Nuclear Testing in Atmosphere

Apr. 24, 1962 - President Kennedy gave the long-awaited order today for the U.S. to resume nuclear testing in the atmosphere. The test...

Apr 23, 2022

Mets Thrash Pirates, 9-1, Gain First Win in Franchise History

Apr. 23, 1962 - In thrashing the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-1, today, the Mets not only ended their record-tying nine-game losing streak but...

Apr 23, 2022

Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy Speaks at A.P. Luncheon in New York

Apr. 23, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy called today for more Americans to go abroad to explain the United States’ belief in...

Apr 22, 2022

Winless Mets Defeated by Undefeated Pirates, 4-3

Apr. 22, 1962 - The New York Mets lost again today, defeated by the undefeated Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3. “Well, we played a hard nine...

Apr 22, 2022

President Kennedy Enjoying Popular Support

Apr. 22, 1962 - President Kennedy is at a high point in popular support, according to a consensus of newspaper publishers and executives...

Apr 21, 2022

Cardinals Remain Unbeaten as they Beat Cubs, 8-0

Apr. 21, 1962 - Curt Simmons, picked up by St. Louis for almost nothing two years ago, pitched the unbeaten Cardinals to their seventh...

Apr 21, 2022

Billboard Hot 100: "Good Luck Charm" by Elvis Presley Hits No. 1

Apr. 21, 1962 - Hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 today is “Good Luck Charm” by Elvis Presley. The song was written by Aaron...

Apr 21, 2022

Thousands March for Peace in New York City

Apr. 21, 1962 - Thousands of peace walkers and pacifists marched to the U.N. today in an appeal to President Kennedy to cancel his...

Apr 21, 2022

President Kennedy Opens Seattle World's Fair by Remote Control

Apr. 21, 1962 - President Kennedy opened the Seattle World’s Fair by remote control today. He voiced the hope that he was inaugurating...