First Lady Returns to White House Social Scene
Nov. 20, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy returned to the White House social scene tonight, mingling with 700 guests at the annual judicial...
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Nov 20, 2023
“Treason” Flyers Picturing President Kennedy Posted in Dallas
Nov. 20, 1963 - Roughly 5,000 copies of a flyer (pictured) showing President Kennedy in mugshot-style photographs and accusing him of...
Nov 20, 2023
Twentieth Anniversary of Battle of Tarawa Observed
Nov. 20, 1963 - At dawn, 20 years ago today, the costliest brief engagement in Marine Corps history began. Four days later, 1,115 marines...
Nov 20, 2023
President Kennedy Receives WWII Citation
Nov. 20, 1963 - President Kennedy received a citation today for his efforts for peace from men who fought in World War II. The citation...
Nov 20, 2023
Nazi Officer Who Arrested Anne Frank and Family Identified
Nov. 20, 1963 - The Nazi officer who put an end to the diary of Anne Frank by arresting her and her family in 1944 has been identified as...
Nov 19, 2023
President Kennedy Spares Thanksgiving Turkey
Nov. 19, 1963 - A Thanksgiving turkey was presented to President Kennedy by the poultry industry today, but the President spared the life...
Nov 19, 2023
Political Bickering Amongst Texas Democrats May Complicate President’s Visit
Nov. 19, 1963 - Squabbling Texas Democrats are making a political stew out of President Kennedy’s “non-political” swing through their...
Nov 19, 2023
General Patton’s Sign to Attend Army War College
Nov. 19, 1963 - Another George S. Patton is rising in the Army. Lieutenant Colonel Patton (left), son of the dashing “blood and guts”...
Nov 18, 2023
President Kennedy Tours Florida
Nov. 18, 1963 - President Kennedy sought today to gain support for his tax-cut bill by assuring business leaders that he was not...
Nov 18, 2023
Scores Dead in Atlantic City Hotel Fire
Nov. 18, 1963 - Twenty-five persons were feared to have died today in a fire that swept a 60-room, 4-story hotel in Atlantic City, N.J....
Nov 17, 2023
First Lady to Travel through Texas with President Kennedy
Nov. 17, 1963 - Accompanied by the First Lady, President Kennedy will journey to Texas on Thursday and Friday for political appearances...
Nov 17, 2023
President Kennedy to Swing through Florida Tomorrow
Nov. 17, 1963 - President Kennedy (pictured at Cape Canaveral yesterday) will make a “nonpolitical” swing through Florida tomorrow and...
Nov 16, 2023
President Kennedy Visits Cape Canaveral
Nov. 16, 1963 - At Cape Canaveral, Fla., today, President Kennedy (pictured being greeted there by Air Force General Leighton Davis)...
Nov 16, 2023
Soviet Authorities Release Yale Professor Accused of Espionage
Nov. 16, 1963 - Soviet authorities announced today the release and expulsion of Frederick C. Barghoorn, a Yale University professor, and...
Nov 16, 2023
Armless Place-Kicker Receives Letter from President Kennedy
Nov. 16, 1963 - Classical High School’s armless place-kicker has received a fan letter from President Kennedy. Fifteen-year-old Chris...
Nov 15, 2023
Vice President Johnson Raises Funds for Democrats in California
Nov. 15, 1963 - The California Democratic party’s campaign for 1964 appears to be off to a good start almost a year before the election....
Nov 15, 2023
President Kennedy Pays Surprise Visit to CYO Convention
Nov. 15, 1963 - President Kennedy made a surprise visit this morning to the national convention of the Catholic Youth Organization and...
Nov 15, 2023
President Kennedy Speaks at AFL-CIO Convention
Nov. 15, 1963 - President Kennedy told the leaders of American labor today that providing jobs was the most important issue in the...
Nov 14, 2023
President Forgoes Customary Escort in NYC
Nov. 14, 1963 - Traveling without a motorcycle escort, President Kennedy got a commuter’s-eye view of New York rush-hour traffic this...
Nov 14, 2023
President Kennedy Dedicates Highway at Mason-Dixon Line
Nov. 14, 1963 - President Kennedy cut a blue and gray ribbon stretched across the Mason-Dixon line today, opening the missing link of a...
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