Kennedy in Spotlight weekend-getaway whose work for nearly half

whose work for nearly half a century changed the way Americans looked at presidents and political power

the team that had been jinxed for generations was lionized along the traditional parade route by crowds that seemed to be roaring louder than at Madison Square Garden

Six years later

Robinson (1919-1972) broke the color barrier in major league baseball in 1947

straw hats were a go-to summertime accessory

Kennedy in Spotlight weekend-getaway whose work for nearly halfAll eyes are on John F. Kennedy, bathed in a spotlight, as he campaigns for the presidency in Commack, Long Island, on November 6, 1960, just two days before Election Day. The Times wrote on November 7, "Wherever he went, whether it was 3: 30 A. M. in Waterbury, Conn., or 3: 30 P. M. in heavily Republican Suffolk Country on Long Island, he drew large crowds. The Waterbury turnout in the main square at 3 A. M. was estimated by newsmen at 20,000 and by