President Kennedy Welcomes Nobel Prize Winners to White House
Apr. 30, 1962 - Much of the cream of scientific America gathered at the White House last night for a dinner honoring Nobel Prize winners....
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- Apr 27, 2022
Roger Maris Visits President Kennedy at the White House
Apr. 27, 1962 - Roger Maris, as national co-chairman of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, was greeted today by President Kennedy at the...
- Apr 27, 2022
U.S. Sets Off Two More Nuclear Explosions
Apr. 27, 1962 - The U.S. set off two nuclear explosions today — one in the atmosphere in the Pacific, the other underground in Nevada....
- Apr 27, 2022
Communist China Verbally Assails President Kennedy and the U.S.
Apr. 27, 1962 - Communist China, condemning U.S. resumption of nuclear testing, warned today that the Chinese people together with the...
- Apr 25, 2022
Caroline Kennedy, 4 Years Old, Signed for College Preparatory School
Apr. 25, 1962 - Four-year-old Caroline Kennedy has been signed for a college preparatory school. Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy applied for...
- Apr 25, 2022
Number of Executions in U.S. Continues Steady Decline
Apr. 25, 1962 - The number of executions for criminal offenses fell to a record low of 42 last year, the Federal Bureau of Prisons...
- Apr 25, 2022
Code Name of New U.S. Nuclear Test Series is "Operation Dominic"
Apr. 25, 1962 - The U.S. nuclear test series in the Pacific has been given the name of Operation Dominic, a name with Latin ancestry but...
- Apr 25, 2022
U.S. Resumes Testing in Atmosphere with Medium-Sized Explosion
Apr. 25, 1962 - The U.S. resumed nuclear testing in the atmosphere today by setting off an intermediate-size explosion near Christmas...
- Apr 24, 2022
Kennedy To Issue Executive Order Making Soldiers in Vietnam Eligible for Purple Heart
Apr. 24, 1962 - U.S. soldiers wounded in the fighting in Vietnam will receive the Purple Heart. President Kennedy will issue within the...
- Apr 24, 2022
President Kennedy Orders Resumption of Nuclear Testing in Atmosphere
Apr. 24, 1962 - President Kennedy gave the long-awaited order today for the U.S. to resume nuclear testing in the atmosphere. The test...
- Apr 22, 2022
President Kennedy Enjoying Popular Support
Apr. 22, 1962 - President Kennedy is at a high point in popular support, according to a consensus of newspaper publishers and executives...
- Apr 21, 2022
Thousands March for Peace in New York City
Apr. 21, 1962 - Thousands of peace walkers and pacifists marched to the U.N. today in an appeal to President Kennedy to cancel his...
- Apr 21, 2022
President Kennedy Opens Seattle World's Fair by Remote Control
Apr. 21, 1962 - President Kennedy opened the Seattle World’s Fair by remote control today. He voiced the hope that he was inaugurating...
- Apr 21, 2022
Eleanor Roosevelt Interviews President Kennedy
Apr. 21, 1962 - Rearing children interferes with careers for women, according to President Kennedy. The observation was made in response...
- Apr 20, 2022
Barbara Powers, Wife of U-2 Pilot, Attempts Suicide
Apr. 20, 1962 - Mrs. Barbara Powers, 27-year-old wife of U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, was taken to a hospital today after taking an...
- Apr 18, 2022
George McGovern to Run for U.S. Senate in South Dakota
Apr. 18, 1962 - George P. McGovern (pictured between contralto Marian Anderson and President Kennedy), director of the Food for Peace...
- Apr 18, 2022
Highlights from President Kennedy's News Conference
Apr. 18, 1962 - Following are the major points in President Kennedy’s news conference today: Steel — He declared that “nothing is to be...
- Apr 18, 2022
President Kennedy Grants Clemency to Two Soldiers
Apr. 18, 1962 - Two Army Reservists charged with breaches of military discipline were granted clemency today by President Kennedy. The...
- Apr 18, 2022
East German Man Killed Trying to Escape to West Berlin; Two Companions Survive
Apr. 18, 1962 - An East German, mortally wounded by Communist gunfire, drove a three-ton dump truck through the Berlin wall today at a...
- Apr 18, 2022
President Affirms His Support for American Business
Apr. 18, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that the recent dispute with the steel industry over prices had left no residue of ill will...
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