He once described himself as "an idealist without illusions." All of that came to a tragic screeching halt, 50 years ago today when President John F. Kennedy was gunned down in Dallas, Texas.
It's been 50 years since President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed while riding in a motorcade through Dallas, Texas. More words have been written about this event (and its aftermath, and what led up to it) than just about anything else, so we thought we'd take a look back through photographs and video.
November 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. We thought we'd share with you some bizarre coincidences between Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. Taken from the Reader's Digest book, Mysteries of the Unexplained, you will amazed at these astonishing facts.
You've likely seen the famous CBS News broadcast with Walter Cronkite delivering the news of the shooting of President John F. Kennedy. Perhaps you've never heard the coverage as the events in Dallas unfolded. This is audio from WBAP in Fort Worth as it reported the shooting on November 22, 1963.
Honoring the legacy of John F. Kennedy, President Barack Obama laid a wreath at the assassinated president's gravesite as a nation remembers that terrible day in Dallas a half-century ago Friday. Obama also recognized a group of distinguished Americans -- including Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey -- with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, an award created by Kennedy.
A half-century of history has unfolded since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the milestone anniversary has inspired new musings about the history that might have been.
Coming up on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F Kennedy, and there's no doubt the conspiracy theorists will be out in force.
There are plenty of shows detailing all the events leading up to the President’s assassination – many of which debunk the long held belief that there was a conspiracy afoot to kill the President a la Oliver Stone...