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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...


Nov 25, 2023
Oswald Buried in Fort Worth
Nov. 25, 1963 - President Kennedy’s accused assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was buried this afternoon in Fort Worth, Tex., in a plain,...

Nov 25, 2023
🚨President Kennedy Buried at Arlington
Nov. 25, 1963 - Federal, state and local officials, kings, queens, princes and prime ministers, and just plain Americans today helped lay...

Nov 25, 2023
Guevara Sees “Dark and Shadowy Forces” Behind Killing of Oswald
Nov. 25, 1963 - Ernesto “Che” Guevara says that with the new Administration in Washington, Cuba would have to be “alert as always and...

Nov 25, 2023
Jack Ruby Known as “Hothead”
Nov. 25, 1963 - Acquaintances of Jack Ruby gave further insights into his character today. Nothing indicated any association with Lee...


Nov 24, 2023
Redskins To Send Game Ball to White House
Nov. 24, 1963 - The White House is getting a National Football League game ball to symbolize the deep feeling players in the league held...

Nov 24, 2023
Mixed Reactions to Oswald Killing in New York
Nov. 24, 1963 - A few in New York City said “good” today after Lee Harvey Oswald was fatally wounded in Dallas, but most in the city were...


Nov 24, 2023
Ruby Reportedly Killed Oswald Out of Sympathy for Kennedy Family
Nov. 24, 1963 - Jack Ruby, the 52-year-old night-club operator who today fatally shot President Kennedy’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald,...

Nov 24, 2023
Governor Connally Continues to Improve
Nov. 24, 1963 - Governor John B. Connally Jr., wounded during the assassination of President Kennedy Friday, was able to walk from his...

Nov 24, 2023
Former California Governor Sharply Critical of Dallas Police
Nov. 24, 1963 - Former California Governor Goodwin Knight was sharply critical today of the Dallas police force in connection with the...
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