JFK’s Live News Conference
January 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy became the first president to deliver a live television news conference.
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Public Informed of Cuban Missile Crisis
October 22, 1962, JFK told the American public about the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Kennedy Marries Onassis
October 20, 1968, Jacqueline Kennedy married Aristotle Onassis.
First Televised Presidential Debate
September 26, 1960, the first-ever televised presidential debate took place between Kennedy and Nixon.
Torpedo Boat Sinks (JFK)
August 2, 1943, a Japanese destroyer sank a U.S. Navy torpedo boat during WWII.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
April 17, 1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion was launched.