John F. Kennedy’s inauguration day in 1961 was a cold one, but that wasn’t the only issue. A snowstorm blanketed the nation’s capital with eight inches of snow the day before through the morning of.

John F. Kennedy’s inauguration day in 1961 was a cold one, but that wasn’t the only issue. A snowstorm blanketed the nation’s capital with eight inches of snow the day before through the ...

National Archives and Records Administration The space race between the United States and the Soviet Union stepped up a gear on May 25, 1961, when American President John F. Kennedy announced that his ...

And then Kennedy in 1961, January 20th was 22 degrees,” said Belak, “Based on our current forecast, it would be the fourth coldest inauguration on record.” ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 1961 (UPI) -- John F. Kennedy took office as the nation's 35th president today with a plea for both sides in the Cold War to "begin anew the quest for peace." He issued the ...

The snowiest inauguration was when eight inches fell the night before President John F. Kennedy was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 1961.

The most recent snowstorm to hit the nation’s capital on Inauguration Day saw 20 cm of snow fall just hours before John F. Kennedy took office in 1961.