1960s Timeline

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Mar 14

[AUDIO] Ruby Defense Attorney Blasts Dallas

Mar. 14, 1964 - After Jack Ruby was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, defense attorney Melvin...

Mar 14

[VIDEO] Mar. 14, 1964 | Prosecutor Reacts to Ruby Verdict

Mar. 14, 1964 - Jack Ruby was sentenced today to die in the electric chair for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, accused assassin of...

Mar 14

Dallas Reacts to Ruby Sentence

Mar. 14, 1964 - The people of Dallas did not want Jack Ruby back among them, boasting of his crime and acquittal. Neither did they want...

Nov 20, 2023

“Treason” Flyers Picturing President Kennedy Posted in Dallas

Nov. 20, 1963 - Roughly 5,000 copies of a flyer (pictured) showing President Kennedy in mugshot-style photographs and accusing him of...

Oct 29, 2023

“Texas Welcome Dinner” Planned by Gov. Connally for Pres. Kennedy and V.P. Johnson on Nov. 22

Oct. 29, 1963 - Texas Governor John B. Connally said today that a “Texas welcome dinner” for President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson...

Oct 25, 2023

Dallas City Leaders Apologize to Adlai Stevenson

Oct. 25, 1963 - Dallas city leaders, reacting with indignation and shame, apologized today to Adlai Stevenson, who was struck and spat on...

Oct 24, 2023

Adlai Stevenson Roughed Up in Dallas

Oct. 24, 1963 - Anti-United Nations demonstrators shoved, booed, beat, and spat in the face of Adlai Stevenson, the chief U.S. delegate...