Daily Archives: July 2, 2013

Kennedy meets with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican 50 years today (1963)


Audio: 'July 2, 1963 - President John F. Kennedy visits Pope Paul VI in the Vatican City'

(Tuesday July 2, 1963) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy met Pope Paul VI today at the Vatican, the first meeting between a Catholic U.S. chief executive and the head of the Roman Catholic Church. The new pontiff told the young president that he had prayed for Kennedy’s efforts to end segregation in the United States.

Bing Crosby, Ken Darby Singers record ‘Sunday, Monday or Always’ 70 years ago today (1943)


Video: 'Bing Crosby: "Sunday Monday or Always" 1943'

(Friday, July 2, 1943) — Bing Crosby recorded “Sunday, Monday or Always” today in Los Angeles for Decca Records. Made during a musician’s strike, Crosby recorded the song with the Ken Darby Singers vocal group background instead of an orchestra.