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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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ANOTHER ASSASSINATION ON THIS DAY IN 1963

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Jack Ruby in custody

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LOOKING BACK TO THIS DAY IN 1963

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(Extended version with programing)

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KENNEDY ARRIVED IN TEXAS ON THIS DAY IN 1963

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President John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline, arriving at San Antonio, Texas, International Airport. They were about to begin an ill-fated, two-day tour of Texas that
would end in Dallas.

 

Kennedy speaking at the Dedication of the Aerospace Medical Health
Center.

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President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline at the Rice Hotel in Houston on
the night before his assassination in Dallas.

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PRESIDENT BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1829

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Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886)

Arthur became the 21st U.S. President (1881-1885) after the assassination of
President James A. Garfield.

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