Kennedy To Issue Executive Order Making Soldiers in Vietnam Eligible for Purple Heart
Apr. 24, 1962 - U.S. soldiers wounded in the fighting in Vietnam will receive the Purple Heart. President Kennedy will issue within the...
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Apr 24, 2022
President Kennedy Orders Resumption of Nuclear Testing in Atmosphere
Apr. 24, 1962 - President Kennedy gave the long-awaited order today for the U.S. to resume nuclear testing in the atmosphere. The test...
Apr 23, 2022
Wounded Sergeant in Vietnam Denied Purple Heart
Apr. 23, 1962 - An American sergeant wounded in the leg by Communist fire has been denied the Purple Heart. Although the incident was two...
Apr 22, 2022
President Kennedy Enjoying Popular Support
Apr. 22, 1962 - President Kennedy is at a high point in popular support, according to a consensus of newspaper publishers and executives...
Apr 21, 2022
Thousands March for Peace in New York City
Apr. 21, 1962 - Thousands of peace walkers and pacifists marched to the U.N. today in an appeal to President Kennedy to cancel his...
Apr 21, 2022
President Kennedy Opens Seattle World's Fair by Remote Control
Apr. 21, 1962 - President Kennedy opened the Seattle World’s Fair by remote control today. He voiced the hope that he was inaugurating...
Apr 21, 2022
Apr. 21, 1962 | JFK Opens Seattle World's Fair
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Apr 21, 2022
Eleanor Roosevelt Interviews President Kennedy
Apr. 21, 1962 - Rearing children interferes with careers for women, according to President Kennedy. The observation was made in response...
Apr 18, 2022
George McGovern to Run for U.S. Senate in South Dakota
Apr. 18, 1962 - George P. McGovern (pictured between contralto Marian Anderson and President Kennedy), director of the Food for Peace...
Apr 18, 2022
Highlights from President Kennedy's News Conference
Apr. 18, 1962 - Following are the major points in President Kennedy’s news conference today: Steel — He declared that “nothing is to be...
Apr 18, 2022
Viet Cong Proving a Tough and Elusive Foe in South Vietnam
Apr. 18, 1962 - The Communist insurgents (pictured) are still winning most of the clashes in the arc of South Vietnamese provinces from...
Apr 18, 2022
President Kennedy Grants Clemency to Two Soldiers
Apr. 18, 1962 - Two Army Reservists charged with breaches of military discipline were granted clemency today by President Kennedy. The...
Apr 18, 2022
President Affirms His Support for American Business
Apr. 18, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that the recent dispute with the steel industry over prices had left no residue of ill will...
Apr 16, 2022
President and Mrs. Kennedy Attend a Youth Concert at the White House
Apr. 16, 1962 - President Kennedy and his wife entertained nearly 600 young people today at a musicale on the south lawn of the White...
Apr 16, 2022
Senate Approves Nomination of Nicholas Katzenbach as Deputy Attorney General
Apr. 16, 1962 - A Senate Judiciary subcommittee approved today President Kennedy’s nomination of Nicholas Katzenbach as Deputy Attorney...
Apr 16, 2022
U.S. Marines Wait for Action in South Vietnam
Apr. 16, 1962 - United States Marines awaited their first action today in the intensified war against Communist guerrillas in South...
Apr 15, 2022
Former C.I.A. Director Dulles Arrives in Saigon with Pentagon Study Group
Apr. 15, 1962 - Another indication of deepening U.S. involvement in South Vietnam’s campaign against the Communist guerrillas called the...
Apr 15, 2022
U.S. Marine Helicopter Unit Lands in South Vietnam
Apr. 15, 1962 - A U.S. Marine helicopter unit landed in Vietnam today. The Marines will be based at Soc Trang, capital of Ba Xuyen...
Apr 14, 2022
VIDEO: President's Remarks Aboard U.S.S. Enterprise
Apr. 14, 1962 - Here is a video excerpt of President Kennedy’s remarks today aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. The spoke from the hangar deck...
Apr 14, 2022
President Watches Military Demonstration in North Carolina
Apr. 14, 1962 - President Kennedy watched a demonstration of the Atlantic Fleet’s air and sea power today off the coast of North...
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