1960s Timeline

Sept. 19, 1962 - Edward M. Kennedy (pictured with Governor Volpe), 30-year-old brother of the President, won a landslide victory over...

Aug. 28, 1962 - Edward M. Kennedy waded into his first political brawl last night and emerged a bit roughed up but still standing. The...

Apr. 18, 1962 - George P. McGovern (pictured between contralto Marian Anderson and President Kennedy), director of the Food for Peace...

Nov. 16, 1961 - The death of Speaker Sam Rayburn places Senator Carl Hayden (right), Democrat of Arizona, behind Vice President Johnson...

Sept. 8, 1961 - "Shocking," "disgraceful," and "highly dangerous" were descriptions applied by Senators today to describe the use of U.S....