Robert Kennedy Returns to Work
Dec. 4, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy returned to his desk at the Justice Department today, but he did not say how long he...
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Dec 4, 2023
Mayor Wagner Pushes Name Change for Idlewild Airport in Honor of JFK
Dec. 4, 1963 - Mayor Robert Wagner (pictured right Nov. 23) announced today that he would urge the New York City Council to change the...
Dec 4, 2023
Malcolm X Suspended by Nation of Islam over JFK Remarks
Dec. 4, 1963 - Malcolm X, national spokesman for the Black Muslim movement, was suspended today by the Nation of Islam because of a...
Dec 3, 2023
FBI: No Conspiracy to Assassinate JFK
Dec. 3, 1963 - An FBI report on the assassination of President Kennedy concludes that there was no conspiracy between Lee Harvey Oswald,...
Dec 3, 2023
Princess Grace Visits President Kennedy’s Grave at Arlington
Dec. 3, 1963 - Princess Grace of Monaco wept today when she visited the late President Kennedy’s grave in Arlington National Cemetery....
Dec 2, 2023
More Information on Lee Harvey Oswald
Dec. 2, 1963 - A good deal of information has now come to light indicating that Lee Harvey Oswald, the presumed assassin of President...
Dec 2, 2023
Benefits Provided to Mrs. Kennedy
Dec. 2, 1963 - The House of Representatives rushed through a bill today to provide temporary secretarial help, free mailing privileges,...
Dec 1, 2023
Malcolm X Describes JFK Assassination as “Chickens Coming Home to Roost”
Dec. 1, 1963 - Malcolm X, national spokesman for the Nation of Islam, today characterized the assassination of President Kennedy as an...
Dec 1, 2023
Oswald Described by Acquaintances as Anti-Social
Dec. 1, 1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald was a “loner” who did not have friends in the Marines, a Milwaukee man who served with him said today....
Nov 30, 2023
Oswald’s Psychiatric History Detailed
Nov. 30, 1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald (pictured at the Bronx Zoo in 1953), accused assassin of President Kennedy, underwent a court-ordered...
Nov 30, 2023
Soviet Union Turns Over Files on Oswald
Nov. 30, 1963 - The Soviet Union, in an unusual demonstration of cooperation, turned over to the State Department today documents it...
Nov 29, 2023
🚨President Creates Special Commission to Investigate Kennedy Assassination
Nov. 29, 1963 - President Johnson created a special commission tonight to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy. He...
Nov 28, 2023
Jacqueline Kennedy Visits Husband’s Grave
Nov. 28, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy delayed her trip to the Kennedy family’s gathering today while she paid a morning visit to the...
Nov 28, 2023
London Premiere of Kubrick Film Canceled
Nov. 28, 1963 - Columbia Pictures has canceled the London world premiere of its movie “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying...
Nov 27, 2023
Castro Promotes Conspiracy Theory
Nov. 27, 1963 - Premier Fidel Castro of Cuba said tonight that the Dallas nightclub operator Jack Ruby probably killed Lee Harvey Oswald...
Nov 27, 2023
🚨President Johnson Speaks to Joint Session of Congress
Nov. 27, 1963 - The first Southerner to become President since Woodrow Wilson called today for the “earliest possible passage” of a civil...
Nov 27, 2023
Vaughn Meader To Abandon Kennedy Impersonation
Nov. 27, 1963 - Vaughn Meader (pictured last year), who won fame with his spoof of President Kennedy, has decided that he will never do...
Nov 27, 2023
Students Discuss Kennedy Assassination
Nov. 27, 1963 - On the blackboard in a second-grade classroom, in large letters, were printed the words “terrible,” “assassinated,”...
Nov 27, 2023
Oswald’s Reading Habits Detailed
Nov. 27, 1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald (pictured distributing pro-Castro leaflets in New Orleans in August), accused assassin of President...
Nov 27, 2023
Man Who Filmed Kennedy Assassination Donates Profits to Tippit Family
Nov. 27, 1963 - The man who received $25,000 for his color movie films of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination gave the entire sum...
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