Lillian Cross, Who Saved FDR from Assassin’s Bullet, Buried in Miami
Nov. 10, 1962 - Mrs. Lillian Cross, the woman who saved Franklin D. Roosevelt from an assassin’s bullet 29 years ago, was buried in...
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Nov 10, 2022
Nov. 10, 1962 - Eulogy for Eleanor Roosevelt
Nov. 10, 1962 - Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt was buried next to her husband, former President Franklin Roosevelt, today in Hyde Park, N.Y....
Oct 28, 2022
Eleanor Roosevelt Seriously Ill
Oct. 28, 1962 - Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt (pictured) was reported today as being seriously ill and not responding to treatment as had been...
Jan 25, 2022
TV: FDR Retrospective on "Calendar" on CBS-TV
Jan. 25, 1962 - Four prominent figures in public life who were closely associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt (pictured right in 1933)...
Nov 22, 2021
Former Vice President Garner Turns 93
Nov. 22, 1961 - Former Vice President John Nance Garner greeted old friends warmly as he marked his 93rd birthday quietly today. He...
Aug 15, 2021
Churchill Sends "Warmest Wishes" to President Kennedy
Aug. 15, 1961 - Sir Winston Churchill sent warmest wishes to President Kennedy today "for the momentous and preeminent part" he plays in...
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