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RFK, the Freedom Riders, and the struggle for racial justice in 1961 - The Boston Globe
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Opening Day of the 1961 Baseball Season, 1:10PM. President John F. Kennedy stands with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson at the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Others in audience include Boys Clubs of
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Opening Day of the 1961 Baseball Season, 1:10PM. President John F. Kennedy throws the first pitch of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Those looking on include Vice President
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Milt Pappas, pitcher part of lopsided trade that brought Frank Robinson to Orioles, dead at 76 – New York Daily News
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Presentation of American League Baseball Season Pass to President Kennedy by American League President Joseph Cronin, Washington Senators' owner Gen. Elwood P. Quesada, Washington Senators' General Manager Ed Dougherty, and Joseph McKinney