Nov 16, 2021"Crazy" Joe Gallo Convicted of Extortion, ConspiracyNov. 16, 1961 - Joseph Gallo, 32-year-old gangland figure and jukebox racketeer, was found guilty of attempted extortion and conspiracy...
Nov 16, 2021President Speaks at University of WashingtonNov. 16 - President Kennedy declared today that it was “a test of our national maturity” to accept the prospect that negotiations on...
Nov 16, 2021President Kennedy's Tribute to Sam RayburnNov. 16, 1961 - Following is President Kennedy’s expression of tribute and statement of regret at the death today of Sam Rayburn (left),...
Nov 16, 2021Speaker Sam Rayburn Dead at 79Nov. 16, 1961 - House Speaker Sam Rayburn died of cancer in his sleep today. He was 79 years old. President Kennedy led the nation —...