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These photos from our archives show the immediate aftermath of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald, 59 years ago this week. JFK assassination: Photos from Star ...
The Polaroid photo taken by Mary Ann Moorman a fraction of a second after the fatal shot (detail) On November 22, 1963, U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Moorman stated that her 11-year-old son had wanted to see Kennedy, but was unable to attend because of school. She said she promised to take a picture for him. [2]
John F. Kennedy's assassination was the first of four major assassinations during the 1960s, coming two years before the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965, and five years before the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy in 1968. [306] For the public, Kennedy's assassination mythologized him into a heroic figure. [307]
November 8, 1960: John F. Kennedy wins the 1960 United States presidential election. June 13, 1962: Oswald returns to the United States with the wife Marina and their child to live in Texas. [2] October 9, 1962: Oswald rents P.O. Box 2915 under his real name at the Dallas post office. He will maintain the rental until May 14, 1963. [3]
These historic photos of JFK in Fort Worth were taken Nov. 22, 1963. Use the slider to see how the scenes look today.
Air Force One at Carswell Air Force Base, John F. Kennedy’s visit to Fort Worth, 11/21-22/1963 MORE : Check out more historic photo galleries from the Star-Telegram archives here . Show comments
Four Days in November is a 1964 American documentary film directed by Mel Stuart about the assassination of John F. Kennedy. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. [2] [3] [4]
This article outlines the media coverage after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, on November 22, 1963 at 12.30pm CST. The television coverage of the assassination and subsequent state funeral was the first in the television age and was covered live from start to finish, nonstop for 70 hours.