1960s Timeline

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Steel Industry and Union Announce New Contract, President Calls Terms "Noninflationary"

Mar. 31, 1962 - The steel industry and the United Steelworkers of America announced agreement today on new contract terms. President...

Edward M. Kennedy Admits Cheating at Harvard in 1951, Was Asked To Leave

Mar. 30, 1962 - Edward M. Kennedy, a candidate for a Democratic Senate nomination, admitted today that he had withdrawn from Harvard...

President Nominates Byron White to Supreme Court

Mar. 30, 1962 - President Kennedy today nominated Byron R. White (left), the Deputy Attorney General, to be an Associate Justice of the...

First Lady Comes Home

Mar. 29, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy arrived home tonight from her journey abroad. The President was at National Airport to meet her...