Video: 'Pope Paul VI Historic Pilgrimage To U.S. 1965'

(Monday, October 4, 1965, 9:30 a.m.-11:29 p.m. EDT) — Pope Paul VI made the first papal visit to the Western Hemisphere today, spending about 14 hours in New York, arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

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The pope addressed the United Nations General Assembly, where he urged delegates to adopt as their solemn oath: “No more war, war never again,” attended the New York World’s Fair and celebrated Mass at Yankee Stadium.

He also met with President Lyndon B. Johnson (at 12:40 p.m. EDT). Contrary to the Pope’s appeal for peace, the United States began bombing Cambodia on this very day, despite that nation’s neutrality in the Vietnam War, to attack Viet Cong guerrillas who crossed the border from South Vietnam.

Records released in 2000 would show that between October 4, 1965, and August 15, 1973, there would be 2,756,941 tons of bombs dropped in 230,516 separate missions