27 Drown in Florida Bus Disaster
May 18, 1963 - At least 27 men, women, and children drowned today when a bus carrying migrant farm workers plunged into a canal 80 miles...
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Nov 5, 2022
“Mercy-Killing” Thalidomide Trial Creates Sensation in Belgium
Nov. 5, 1962 - In Liège, Belgium today, the mother and grandmother of a deformed thalidomide baby wept in court as they gave evidence of...
Oct 3, 2022
N.Y.C. Fireman Loses Fiancee in Explosion
Oct. 3, 1962 - New York City fireman Robert Roth, 22, a strong man, a brave man, wept. The place was the medical examiner’s mortuary, 520...
Oct 3, 2022
Twenty-One Killed in Steam Boiler Explosion at N.Y. Telephone Company
Oct. 3, 1962 - At least 21 persons were killed and 95 injured today when a steam boiler exploded in a building of the New York Telephone...
Sep 1, 2022
Mike Wallace’s Son Dies in Greece
Sept. 1, 1962 - Peter Wallace, the 19-year-old son of television commentator Mike Wallace, was found dead yesterday in a ravine south of...
Aug 18, 2022
Eighteen Drown in Florida Picnic Horror
Aug. 18, 1962 - Seventeen children and their Sunday School teacher drowned today when a small boat they had taken on a picnic outing sank...
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