1960s Timeline

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Mar 12

15,000 Protest School Busing in NYC

Mar. 12, 1964 - In demonstrations at New York City Hall and at Board of Education headquarters in Brooklyn, 15,000 persons — most of them...

Apr 22, 2023

President Kennedy Presents Teacher of the Year Award

Apr. 22, 1963 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to Mr. Elmon Ousley upon presentation of the 1963 National Teacher of the Year...

Sep 29, 2022

Sept. 29, 1962 - James Meredith interview

Sept. 29, 1962 - James Meredith (center), 29-year-old Air Force veteran, explained today why he hopes to attend the previously all-white...

Sep 5, 2022

Sept. 5, 1962 - JFK Remarks to International Students

Sept. 5, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s greetings today to visiting students from the Experiment in International Living program in...

May 31, 2022

May 31, 1962 - JFK Remarks on Juvenile Delinquency

May 31, 1962 - President Kennedy, in announcing today a program called Mobilization for Youth, discussed the problem of what is commonly...

May 14, 2022

Topeka Teacher Honored by President Kennedy

May 14, 1962 - Mrs. Marjorie L. French of Topeka, Kan., was honored by President Kennedy today as teacher of the year. Mrs. French, a...

Sep 6, 2021

President's Daughter to Attend School at White House

Sept. 6, 1961 - Caroline Kennedy and a dozen of her friends will attend school at the White House this fall. The White House said today...

Jul 7, 2021

Prayer in New York Schools Held Legal

July 7, 1961 - The New York Court of Appeals ruled today that it was legal for public schools to open each day with the non-sectarian ...