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Nov 24, 2023

J.D. Tippit’s Widow: “I Just Don’t Know What We Are Going to Do”

Nov. 24, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy is the focus of sympathy today, but another woman also weeps for the man she has lost. She is...

Nov 24, 2023

President Johnson Orders FBI To Examine Murder of Oswald

Nov. 24, 1963 - President Johnson directed the FBI tonight to look into “every aspect” of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. He spoke with...

Nov 24, 2023

Dallas Offer Evidence Against Oswald

Nov. 24, 1963 - The Dallas police offered today a mass of evidence which they contend proves beyond a reasonable doubt that Lee Harvey...

Nov 24, 2023

Thousands File Past Kennedy’s Coffin at U.S. Capitol

Nov. 24, 1963 - Thousands of sorrowing Americans filed past John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s bier in the Great Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol...

Nov 24, 2023

Oswald Assassin, Jack Ruby, Known for Quick Temper

Nov. 24, 1963 - Strong opinions and loyalties as well as impulsiveness and quickness to anger have long been the marks of the man who...

Nov 24, 2023

Fatal Shooting of Oswald Witnessed by Millions Live on Television

Nov. 24, 1963 - The fatal shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald, who was being held as the assassin of President Kennedy, was seen as it occurred...

Nov 24, 2023

President Johnson Reaffirms U.S. Policy in South Vietnam

Nov. 24, 1963 - President Johnson reaffirmed today the policy objectives of his predecessor regarding South Vietnam. He called upon all...

Nov 24, 2023

🚨Lee Harvey Oswald Fatally Shot in Dallas

Nov. 24, 1963 - President Kennedy’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was fatally shot by a Dallas night-club operator today as the police...

Nov 24, 2023

Mrs. Kennedy Follows Husband’s Coffin to Capitol Rotunda

Nov. 24, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy, firmly holding the hands of her two children, followed the coffin bearing the body of her...

Nov 24, 2023

Viet Cong Launch Successful Raid West of Saigon

Nov. 24, 1963 - Communist Viet Cong guerrillas slipped past South Vietnamese Government defenses at a training camp west of Saigon today...

Nov 24, 2023

Cardinal Cushing Presides over Memorial Mass for Slain President

Nov. 24, 1963 - Richard Cardinal Cushing, who served the spiritual needs of John F. Kennedy in joy and in sorrow, presided over a...

Nov 23, 2023

Ireland Mourns Death of President Kennedy

Nov. 23, 1963 - Ireland today mourned the death of John F. Kennedy with a nationwide expression of grief for “a son of the Old Sod.” At...

Nov 23, 2023

President Johnson Designates National Day of Mourning

Nov. 23, 1963 - Lyndon B. Johnson, the new President of the United States, issued a proclamation today designating a national day of...

Nov 23, 2023

Castro Voices Disapproval of Kennedy Assassination

Nov. 23, 1963 - Premier Fidel Castro, voicing disapproval of President Kennedy’s assassination, told Cuba tonight that the late President...

Nov 23, 2023

JFK’s Former Caddies Remember the President

Nov. 23, 1963 - What were just a couple of golf balls and a handful of tees are now relics. What were rare treats and thrilling...

Nov 23, 2023

Dallas Police Continue to Gather Evidence against Oswald

Nov. 23, 1963 - Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry announced tonight that the FBI had identified as Lee Harvey Oswald’s handwriting a letter...

Nov 23, 2023

NFL’s Decision to Play Games Evokes Anger

Nov. 23, 1963 - The decision by NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle (pictured) to go through with the seven games on its schedule tomorrow...

Nov 23, 2023

Most Sports Events Cancelled in Wake of Assassination

Nov. 23, 1963 - Amid confusion as well as grief, a minor portion of America’s sports world went ahead with scheduled events today while...

Nov 23, 2023

Governor Connally Reported In Good Condition

Nov. 23, 1963 - Governor John B. Connally Jr. was reported in good condition today at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. Physicians...

Nov 23, 2023

President Kennedy’s Children Informed of Father’s Death

Nov. 23, 1963 - President Kennedy’s two children were told last night that their father was dead. It was not known who had told them or...