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...
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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
Highlights of President Johnson’s Program
Nov. 27, 1963 - Here are the major parts of the program President Johnson laid before Congress today: Civil Rights — “We talked long...
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...
Nov 26, 2023
Kennedy References Removed from Movie “Take Her, She’s Mine”
Nov. 26, 1963 - All prints of the movie “Take Her, She’s Mine” were recalled by 20th Century-Fox Friday afternoon to omit references to...
Nov 26, 2023
Caroline Kennedy Returns to School
Nov. 26, 1963 - Caroline Kennedy (pictured last summer) returned to school today on the third floor of the White House. However, when it...
Nov 26, 2023
Officer Tippit’s Widow Begins New Life
Nov. 26, 1963 - Mrs. Marie Tippit, the 39-year-old widow of the patrolman slain last Friday in trying to seize the President’s accused...
Nov 26, 2023
Jack Ruby Indicted for Murder of Oswald
Nov. 26, 1963 - Jack Ruby was indicted by a Dallas County grand jury today in the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of...
Nov 26, 2023
President Johnson Commends Secret Service Agent Who Protected Him
Nov. 26, 1963 - President Johnson has commended the Secret Service agent who pushed him to the floor of his car and shielded him during...
Nov 26, 2023
Ben Scotti Released by Philadelphia Eagles after Fight with John Mellekas
Nov. 26, 1963 - Ben Scotti (pictured) is no longer a Philadelphia Eagle. The Eagles asked waivers today on Scotti and reinstated John...
Nov 26, 2023
Television and Radio Stations Resume Normal Programming
Nov. 26, 1963 - Television and radio stations will resume normal program schedules at their respective starting times this morning. For...
Nov 25, 2023
White House Announces Inquiry into Assassination and Aftermath
Nov. 25, 1963 - The U.S. Government moved tonight to give the public all the facts on President Kennedy’s assassination and the slaying...
Nov 25, 2023
Funeral Services Held for Officer J.D. Tippit
Nov. 25, 1963 - In Dallas today, more than 400 persons crowded into Beckley Hills Baptist Church for the funeral of J.D. Tippit, 39, hero...
Nov 25, 2023
Lyndon Johnson’s First Two Letters Signed as President Were to Kennedy Children
Nov. 25, 1963 - The first two letters Lyndon Baines Johnson signed as President were to the two children whose father was buried today at...
Nov 25, 2023
Jacqueline Kennedy’s Bravery Draws Admiration
Nov. 25, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy went bravely through her final hours of public grief today. She walked the eight long blocks from...
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