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Apr 9, 2022

Dodger's New Stadium in Chavez Ravine is Dedicated

Apr. 9, 1962 - Eager citizens, proud civic leaders, and jubilant baseball dignitaries today joined to dedicate the Los Angeles Dodgers’...

Apr 9, 2022

VIDEO: President Kennedy Honors Children's Bureau

Apr. 9, 1962 - Here is a video excerpt of President Kennedy’s remarks on the 50th anniversary of the Children’s Bureau. #JFK #1960s...

Apr 9, 2022

Movies: Cliff Robertson to Star in "PT-109"

Apr. 9, 1962 - Cliff Robertson will portray John F. Kennedy in “PT-109,” the movie version of the President’s exploits as a Navy officer...

Apr 9, 2022

President Kennedy Honors the U.S. Children's Bureau

Apr. 9, 1962 - President Kennedy challenged adults today to continue trying to make the U.S. “a happy nursery” for children. The...

Apr 7, 2022

Billboard Hot 100: "Johnny Angel" by Shelley Fabares is No. 1

Apr. 7, 1962 - Hitting the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 today is “Johnny Angel,” by Shelley Fabares (right). Miss Fabares appears on...

Apr 6, 2022

President Kennedy Receives American League Baseball Pass

Apr. 6, 1962 - President Kennedy received his American League baseball pass today. He gave a sympathetic chuckle when told that the...

Apr 5, 2022

President Kennedy Proclaims May 1 as Loyalty Day

Apr. 5, 1962 - President Kennedy set aside May 1 as a special day for declaring “unceasing devotion and loyalty to this nation” and “our...

Apr 4, 2022

Movies: Filming of "PT-109" Underway in Florida

Apr. 4, 1962 - The mystery of rumored invasion preparations in the Key West area of Florida was cleared up today at Warner Brothers. What...

Apr 4, 2022

President Kennedy Gets a New Rocking Chair from Dominican Foreign Minister

Apr. 4, 1962 - President Kennedy accepted today a rocking chair made of 400-year-old mahogany wood from the Dominican Republic. Then he...

Apr 3, 2022

President to Throw First Ball of 1962 Baseball Season Monday in Washington

Apr. 3, 1962 - President Kennedy will throw out the first ball when the Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers open the 1962 baseball...

Apr 3, 2022

Averell Harriman: Chinese Reds Want U.S. Out of Western Pacific

Apr. 3, 1962 - W. Averell Harriman, Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, told Congress today that the overriding...

Apr 3, 2022

President Kennedy Welcomes Brazilian President João Goulart to Washington

Apr. 3, 1962 - President João Goulart of Brazil arrived in Washington today for a state visit that the Kennedy Administration considers...

Apr 3, 2022

Racial Turmoil in Birmingham

Apr. 3, 1962 - The city of Birmingham, Ala., withdrew its support today from the country program of surplus food for the needy. The...

Apr 2, 2022

MLB: Twins Trade Pedro Ramos for Vic Power

Apr. 2, 1962 - The Minnesota Twins traded Pedro Ramos, a right-handed pitcher, to the Cleveland Indians today for Vic Power (pictured in...

Apr 2, 2022

President Kennedy to Attend Birthday Fundraiser at Madison Square Garden

Apr. 2, 1962 - President Kennedy accepted today an invitation from Mayor Wagner of New York City to attend a Democratic fund-raising...

Apr 1, 2022

Sam Cooke's Latest LP: "Twistin' the Night Away"

Apr. 1, 1962 - RCA Victor today released Sam Cooke’s latest album, “Twistin’ the Night Away,” the 31-year-old singer’s eighth studio...

Apr 1, 2022

MLB: Giants top Red Sox in Exhibition Game

Apr. 1, 1962 - Felipe Alou (pictured) drove in four runs with two homers today as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Boston Red Sox in...

Apr 1, 2022

Movies: Lewis Milestone to Direct "PT 109"

Apr. 1, 1962 - Lewis Milestone has been signed to direct “PT 109,” Warner Brothers’ version of a book by Robert J. Donovan detailing the...

Mar 1, 2022

President Kennedy Attends Prayer Breakfast

Mar. 1, 1962 - Some of the nation’s leaders gathered for a prayer breakfast in Washington today. They heard President Kennedy say that...

Feb 3, 2022

President and Family Arrive in Palm Beach for Easter Holiday

Apr. 18, 1962 - President Kennedy and his family arrived in Palm Beach, Fla., this afternoon to begin a 10-day Easter holiday. The...