Oct 5, 2022Viet Cong Counterpunch Near Ap My Luong, One American DeadOct. 5, 1962 - The Communist Viet Cong threw a powerful counterpunch at a Government task force of more than 1,000 troops today, killing...
Oct 4, 2022Meredith Faces Hostility on Mississippi CampusOct. 4, 1962 - Twenty-nine-year-old Negro Air Force veteran James H. Meredith went to classes today at the University of Mississippi at...
Oct 4, 2022Kennedy: Would Have Taken Years to Recover if Meredith Had Been Killed or InjuredOct. 4, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that it would have taken the U.S. and Mississippi years to recover if James H. Meredith had...
Oct 4, 2022Ole Miss Football Game Transferred to Jackson for Fear of More RiotingOct. 4, 1962 - Fears of further violence over a Negro’s admission to the University of Mississippi led Federal officials today to...