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Apr 21, 2022

Eleanor Roosevelt Interviews President Kennedy

Apr. 21, 1962 - Rearing children interferes with careers for women, according to President Kennedy. The observation was made in response...

Apr 20, 2022

Stengel Orders Mets to Work on Fundamentals

Apr. 20, 1962 - At the insistence of Manager Casey Stengel, the New York Mets practiced baseball fundamentals in New York today before...

Apr 20, 2022

Pentagon Orders Integration in Reserve Units

Apr. 20, 1962 - The Pentagon has directed that all-Negro and all-white Reserve units be integrated “as rapidly as is consistent with...

Apr 19, 2022

Pirates Top Phillies, 6-3, Remain Undefeated

Apr. 19, 1962 - The Pittsburgh Pirates, the National League leaders, defeated Philadelphia, 6-3, tonight for their eighth straight...

Apr 18, 2022

George McGovern to Run for U.S. Senate in South Dakota

Apr. 18, 1962 - George P. McGovern (pictured between contralto Marian Anderson and President Kennedy), director of the Food for Peace...

Apr 18, 2022

Highlights from President Kennedy's News Conference

Apr. 18, 1962 - Following are the major points in President Kennedy’s news conference today: Steel — He declared that “nothing is to be...

Apr 18, 2022

President Kennedy Grants Clemency to Two Soldiers

Apr. 18, 1962 - Two Army Reservists charged with breaches of military discipline were granted clemency today by President Kennedy. The...

Apr 18, 2022

President Affirms His Support for American Business

Apr. 18, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that the recent dispute with the steel industry over prices had left no residue of ill will...

Apr 16, 2022

Pirates Stay Undefeated with 6-5 Victory over Cubs

Apr. 16, 1962 - Roberto Clemente’s three-run homer and the tight relief pitching of Diomedes Olivo, a 42-year-old rookie, led the...

Apr 16, 2022

President and Mrs. Kennedy Attend a Youth Concert at the White House

Apr. 16, 1962 - President Kennedy and his wife entertained nearly 600 young people today at a musicale on the south lawn of the White...

Apr 16, 2022

Senate Approves Nomination of Nicholas Katzenbach as Deputy Attorney General

Apr. 16, 1962 - A Senate Judiciary subcommittee approved today President Kennedy’s nomination of Nicholas Katzenbach as Deputy Attorney...

Apr 16, 2022

Three Louisiana Segregationists Excommunicated from Roman Catholic Church

Apr. 16, 1962 - Three segregationists have been excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church for attempting to “provoke” opposition to...

Apr 15, 2022

Louis Lomax Criticizes Civil Rights Leaders as Self-Promoters

Apr. 15, 1962 - A Negro leader in the civil rights movement today assailed other Negro leaders in that movement as “primarily interested...

Apr 14, 2022

Giants Destroy Reds, 13-6, Cepeda and Alou Hit Two Homers Each

Apr. 14, 1962 - The Cincinnati Reds fell apart today in a 13-6 loss to the San Francisco Giants. The Reds made six errors in the first...

Apr 14, 2022

President Watches Military Demonstration in North Carolina

Apr. 14, 1962 - President Kennedy watched a demonstration of the Atlantic Fleet’s air and sea power today off the coast of North...

Apr 14, 2022

Steel's Surrender Raises Kennedy's Stock

Apr. 14, 1962 - Steel’s surrender to President Kennedy appeared today to have bolstered the Administration’s stock in and out of...

Apr 13, 2022

President Brought Multi-Faceted Pressure to Bear on Steel Industry Titans

Apr. 13, 1962 - For three days, the great forces at the command of the President of the United States were brought to bear on the steel...

Apr 13, 2022

🚨Steel Industry Backs Down on Price Increase, Kennedy Triumphant

Apr. 13, 1962 - President Kennedy triumphed today over the titans of the steel industry. Seventy-two hours after the U.S. Steel...

Apr 13, 2022

Talented Trio Calling Mets Games on WOR-TV

Apr. 13, 1962 - The first home game of the New York Mets at the Polo Grounds, where the rain, mud and Pittsburgh Pirates detracted from...

Apr 13, 2022

Frank Lary and Tigers Top Yankees in Detroit

Apr. 13, 1962 - Amid flurries of snow, a drizzling rain, and an icy gale that had the thermometer dipping to 36 degrees on the playing...