President Kennedy Gets a New Helicopter
May 7, 1962 - President Kennedy has a new helicopter, bigger and faster than his old one. He will ride in it for the first time tomorrow...
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May 6, 2022
16,000 Casualties in Vietnam This Year
May 6, 1962 - Authoritative military sources said yesterday that there had been more than 16,000 casualties this year in South Vietnam’s...
May 6, 2022
Soviet Astronaut Titov Embraces Atheism
May 6, 1962 - Maj. Gherman S. Titov, the Soviet astronaut, proclaimed his disbelief in God today. He said he saw “no God or angels”...
May 5, 2022
JFK Speaks at New Orleans City Hall
May 5, 1962 - Here's a clip of some impromptu remarks delivered by President Kennedy yesterday from the balcony of the new City Hall in...
May 4, 2022
President Visits Eglin Air Force Base
May 4, 1962 - The Air Force displayed its manned weapons and its ability to get them launched in a hurry to President Kennedy today at...
May 4, 2022
President Kennedy Gets Cheering Welcome in New Orleans
May 4, 1962 - New Orleans gave President Kennedy an enthusiastic welcome today in his three-hour visit to one of the citadels of the deep...
May 3, 2022
South Vietnamese Troops, Carried by American Helicopters, Strike Viet Cong Reds
May 3, 1962 - United States Army and Marine helicopters carried South Vietnamese troops today to the edge of Plaine des Jones, a marshy...
May 3, 2022
Astronauts Glenn and Titov Share the Spotlight in Washington
May 3, 1962 - Astronauts of the U.S. and the Soviet Union shared a platform in Washington today to tell an international gathering of...
May 2, 2022
Two Released Sergeants Deny Pleading for Clemency from Viet Cong
May 2, 1962 - Two American sergeants denied today they ever begged for clemency during 22 days of captivity among the Viet Cong. The...
May 1, 2022
Nicholas Katzenbach Confirmed as Deputy Attorney General
May 1, 1962 - The Senate confirmed by voice vote today President Kennedy’s nomination of Nicholas Katzenbach (pictured left) to be Deputy...
May 1, 2022
Viet Cong Free Two U.S. Army Sergeants from Captivity
May 1, 1962 - Two U.S. Army sergeants captured by the Viet Cong more than three weeks ago were freed today by their captors. The...
Apr 30, 2022
JFK Addresses U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Apr. 30, 1962 - In remarks today to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, President Kennedy made an effort to smooth some of the bitterness ...
Apr 30, 2022
Under Secretary of State George Ball Speaks Out on Vietnam
Apr. 30, 1962 - George W. Ball (pictured), Under Secretary of State, warned today that the war against the Communist Viet Cong in South...
Apr 30, 2022
President Kennedy Welcomes Nobel Prize Winners to White House
Apr. 30, 1962 - Much of the cream of scientific America gathered at the White House last night for a dinner honoring Nobel Prize winners....
Apr 28, 2022
U.S. Special Forces Training Rhade Tribesmen to Fight in Vietnam
Apr. 28, 1962 - The U.S. Special Forces are arming, training, and organizing the Rhade tribesmen of South Vietnam into a surprisingly...
Apr 27, 2022
Roger Maris Visits President Kennedy at the White House
Apr. 27, 1962 - Roger Maris, as national co-chairman of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, was greeted today by President Kennedy at the...
Apr 27, 2022
Communist China Supporting North Vietnam
Apr. 27, 1962 - The Chinese Communists are said to be stepping up their military advisory program in North Vietnam to counter the...
Apr 25, 2022
Caroline Kennedy, 4 Years Old, Signed for College Preparatory School
Apr. 25, 1962 - Four-year-old Caroline Kennedy has been signed for a college preparatory school. Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy applied for...
Apr 25, 2022
Vietnamese Rangers, with help from U.S. Marines, Rout Communists
Apr. 25, 1962 - Vietnamese Rangers and the Civil Guard, with help from U.S. Marines, dealt a major blow today to Communist insurgents in...
Apr 24, 2022
Government Troops Kill 69 Viet Cong Insurgents
Apr. 24, 1962 - South Vietnamese troops, backed by American air support, killed 69 Communist guerrillas today in a running battle 34...
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