WILLIAM FAULKNER DIED 52 YEARS AGO
Byhalia, Mississippi (JFK+50) American novelist William Faulkner* died 52 years ago today, July 6, 1962, here in Byhalia.
Mr. Faulkner wrote 13 novels, many short stories and a play. One of his most famous works is "The Sound and the Fury" (1929).
Faulkner won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949.
President John F. Kennedy said...
"Since Henry James, no writer has left behind such a vast and enduring monument to the strength of American literature.
From this world he sought to illuminate the restless searching of all men and his insight spoke to the hearts of all who listened."
Yucca Flat, Nevada (JFK+50) A nuclear test conducted 52 years ago today, July 6, 1962, here at Yucca Flat, resulted in the largest man-made crater in United States history as well as two radioactive clouds which rose 2 to 3 miles into the air.
The test was conducted by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
The Yucca Flat site had a total of 739 nuclear test explosions.
U.S. OFFICIALS OPTIMISTIC SOVIETS WILL SEEK CLOSER TIES
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) Officials of the Kennedy administration expressed cautious optimism 51 years ago today, July 6, 1963, that growing ideological differences between the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics and Communist China would lead the Soviets to seek closer relations with the United States.
The Chinese government had been increasingly critical of Soviet policy which it considered to be accommodating to the West.
The optimism expressed by government officials was short-lived, however, when Chairman Nikita Khrushchev was replaced in 1964 by more hard-line Soviet leaders.
P.J. KENNEDY ARRIVES IN KANSAS CITY
Kansas City, Missouri (JFK+50) Patrick Joseph Kennedy**, representing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, arrived here in Kansas City as delegate of the Democratic National Convention 114 years ago today, July 6, 1900.
This marked the third time Mr. Kennedy had served as a delegate at a national convention.
P.J. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy's paternal grandfather, was known as a politician who was always willing to help constituents in need.
"Everyone who ran for political office would get $50 or $75 from P.J...."
Unfortunately, PJ's generosity did not do him any favors when he ran for Street Commissioner in 1908. His defeat hit him and particularly his son, Joe, very hard.
Doris Kearns Goodwin writes that the lesson young Joe Kennedy learned from this experience was to "stay out of politics."
William Jennings Bryan and Adali E. Stevenson were selected as the Democratic Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominees of 1900.
SOURCE
"The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys, An American Saga," by Doris Kearns Goodwin, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1987.
Byhalia, Mississippi (JFK+50) American novelist William Faulkner* died 52 years ago today, July 6, 1962, here in Byhalia.
Mr. Faulkner wrote 13 novels, many short stories and a play. One of his most famous works is "The Sound and the Fury" (1929).
Faulkner won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949.
President John F. Kennedy said...
"Since Henry James, no writer has left behind such a vast and enduring monument to the strength of American literature.
From this world he sought to illuminate the restless searching of all men and his insight spoke to the hearts of all who listened."
William Faulkner (1954)
Photo by Carl Van Vechten
William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897-1962) was born in New Albany, Mississippi. His family moved to Oxford when he was 6 and he spent most of his life there. Faulkner did not graduate from high school but attended the University of Mississippi where he often skipped classes and received a D in English.
WCF grew up listening to the stories of the Civil War era told to him by his great grandfather, the "Old Colonel," William Clark Faulkner. He wrote his first novel in 1925, "Soldiers' Pay," and it was followed by "Flags in the Dust" in 1927 and "Sartoris" in 1928.
NUCLEAR TEST LEAVES HUGE CRATER
The test was conducted by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
The Yucca Flat site had a total of 739 nuclear test explosions.
Crater at Yucca Flat, Nevada
July 6, 1962
National Nuclear Security
Administration
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) Officials of the Kennedy administration expressed cautious optimism 51 years ago today, July 6, 1963, that growing ideological differences between the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics and Communist China would lead the Soviets to seek closer relations with the United States.
The Chinese government had been increasingly critical of Soviet policy which it considered to be accommodating to the West.
The optimism expressed by government officials was short-lived, however, when Chairman Nikita Khrushchev was replaced in 1964 by more hard-line Soviet leaders.
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Premier (1963)
Photo by Peter Heinz Junge
German Federal Archive
P.J. KENNEDY ARRIVES IN KANSAS CITY
Kansas City, Missouri (JFK+50) Patrick Joseph Kennedy**, representing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, arrived here in Kansas City as delegate of the Democratic National Convention 114 years ago today, July 6, 1900.
This marked the third time Mr. Kennedy had served as a delegate at a national convention.
P.J. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy's paternal grandfather, was known as a politician who was always willing to help constituents in need.
"Everyone who ran for political office would get $50 or $75 from P.J...."
Unfortunately, PJ's generosity did not do him any favors when he ran for Street Commissioner in 1908. His defeat hit him and particularly his son, Joe, very hard.
Doris Kearns Goodwin writes that the lesson young Joe Kennedy learned from this experience was to "stay out of politics."
William Jennings Bryan and Adali E. Stevenson were selected as the Democratic Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominees of 1900.
SOURCE
"The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys, An American Saga," by Doris Kearns Goodwin, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1987.
P.J. Kennedy
JFK Library Photo
**Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) was the 5th child of Patrick and Bridget Murphy Kennedy, immigrants from New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland. PJ attended Boston College and by the age of 30 established a successful liquor-importing business.
PJ served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1884-1889) and the State Senate (1889-1895).
