Archive for November, 2011

PRESIDENT LAID TO REST ON THIS DAY IN 1963

Representatives from over 90 countries attended the state funeral
on Monday, November 25, 1963. Following a Mass at St. Matthew’s
Cathedral, president John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington
National Cemetery in Virginia.   

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NATIONAL TV DEBUT FOR GENE VINCENT

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Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps on November 25, 1957

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Gene and the band in the recording studio

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VINTAGE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

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Christmas shoppers waiting for the electric streetcar in Detroit, 1949

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Christmas shopping in downtown L.A. in 1940

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1934 Gimbels Christmas ad
 

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Window shopping

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SONG HITS THE CHART ON THIS DAY IN 1962

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JFK’S FUNERAL WAS ON THIS DAY IN 1963

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Three year old “John-John” salutes the passing casket of his father

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On the Sunday (Nov. 24th) after the assassination, President Kennedy’s coffin
was carried on a horse-drawn caisson to the U.S. Capitol to lie in state. During
the day and night, hundreds of thousands lined up to view the guarded casket.

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The riderless (Caparisoned) horse wearing the cavalry saddle, the sword and
backwards boots in the stirrups, symbolizing the end of  Kennedy’s tenure.

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The body of President Kennedy lying in state at the U.S. Capitol Building.

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