1960s Timeline

Nov. 23, 1963 - Ireland today mourned the death of John F. Kennedy with a nationwide expression of grief for “a son of the Old Sod.” At...

June 27, 1963 - President Kennedy made an unexpected stop at a convent near Wexford, Ireland today to meet his third cousin, Mother...

June 29, 1963 - President Kennedy ended his three-day visit to Ireland today, promising to come back some day “and see old Shannon’s face...

June 28, 1963 - President Kennedy declared today in Dublin that “there are no permanent enemies” in this world. He cited Ireland’s...

June 27, 1963 - Irish eyes were glued to television screens today, but it was in County Wexford on the Irish Sea, from which Patrick J....

June 26, 1963 - President Kennedy arrived in Dublin this evening and said it was “like coming home.” That was the way the Irish felt...

Feb. 25, 1962 - Edward M. Kennedy, the youngest brother of President Kennedy, arrived in Dublin from London today on what he described as...