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Sep 15, 2023

🚨Four Negro Girls Murdered in Birmingham Church Bombing

Sept. 15, 1963 - Four Negro girls were blasted to death today and 23 persons injured in the daylight bombing of a church in Birmingham,...

Sep 13, 2023

Madame Nhu Has Surprise Meeting with Senator Edward M. Kennedy

Sept. 13, 1963 - Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, who has accused President Kennedy of appeasing U.S. politicians in his policies toward South...

Sep 12, 2023

President Kennedy Arrives in Newport, R.I.

Sept. 12, 1963 - President Kennedy arrived in Newport, R.I., tonight for a 10th wedding anniversary celebration at the summer home of...

Sep 12, 2023

President Kennedy Indirectly Parries with Goldwater

Sept. 12, 1963 - President Kennedy dealt lightly at his news conference today with mounting political criticism. But he put Senator Barry...

Sep 12, 2023

Highlights of President Kennedy’s Press Conference

Sept. 12, 1963 - Following are highlights of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Test ban: He urged the Senate to give the “widest...

Sep 12, 2023

Twenty-Two Senators Call for Halt to Vietnam Aid

Sept. 12, 1963 - Twenty-two U.S. Senators introduced a resolution today calling for an end to all military and economic aid to South...

Sep 11, 2023

Madame Nhu Speaks Out

Sept. 11, 1963 - South Vietnam’s influential Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, arriving in Belgrade from Beirut, said tonight the Saigon Government...

Sep 11, 2023

Bull Connor Advises Segregationists

Sept. 11, 1963 - Eugene (Bull) Connor, former Police Commissioner of Birmingham, Ala., told segregationists in Little Rock, Ark., last...

Sep 11, 2023

President Kennedy Gives Bob Hope Gold Medal

Sept. 11, 1963 - President Kennedy gave Bob Hope a gold medal today, which was voted by Congress and struck by the U.S. mint in...

Sep 11, 2023

U.S. Wants President Diem’s Brother Gone

Sept. 11, 1963 - The U.S. has directly advised President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam that it regards the removal of his brother, Ngo...

Sep 10, 2023

President Kennedy Halts Draft for Married Men

Sept. 10, 1963 - President Kennedy signed an executive order today, effective immediately, that had the effect of halting the draft of...

Sep 9, 2023

Wallace Accelerates Federal-State Showdown over School Integration

Sept. 9, 1963 - Governor George Wallace of Alabama replaced his state policemen with National Guard troops tonight and moved towards a...

Sep 9, 2023

President Kennedy Subscribes to “Domino Theory”

Sept. 9, 1963 - A reduction of U.S. financial aid to South Vietnam might bring about collapse of that nation and open the gates to a...

Sep 9, 2023

Robert Kennedy Interviewed on NBC-TV

Sept. 9, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy conceded today that President Kennedy’s drive to pass civil rights legislation is...

Sep 8, 2023

Truman: Wallace “Making an Ass of Himself”

Sept. 8, 1963 - Former President Harry S. Truman said today that Governor George Wallace of Alabama was “making an ass of himself” in...

Sep 7, 2023

Kennedy Clan Gathers in Hyannis Port

Sept. 7, 1963 - The Kennedy clan hovered about today, paying tribute to its chieftain, Joseph P. Kennedy. Those on hand in Hyannis Port,...

Sep 7, 2023

Finland Loves Vice President Johnson

Sept. 7, 1963 - More than 10,000 Finns joined today in an enthusiastic demonstration of pro-American sentiment that nearly swept Vice...

Sep 6, 2023

President Kennedy Celebrates Father’s 75th Birthday

Sept. 6, 1963 - President Kennedy traveled to Hyannis Port, Mass., today to celebrate his father’s 75th birthday. With him were his two...

Sep 6, 2023

White Georgian Who Married Negro Woman Speaks Out

Sept. 6, 1963 - Walter Stovall (right), a white Georgian who married Charlayne Hunter (left), the first Negro woman to graduate from the...

Sep 6, 2023

President Kennedy Chats with Goldwater

Sept. 6, 1963 - The Air Force brought President Kennedy and one of his severest critics, Senator Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.), together...