Solemn 50th JFK anniversary events across three cities
In Dallas Dealey Plaza ceremony will focus on ceremony and bells tolling to mark fifty years since Kennedy's assassination. Boston Kennedy Library exhibit will unveil never before shown items from his state funeral. Washington Obama hosts private talks with Peace Corps volunteers and leaders.
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Boston
JFK Library and Museum
Kennedy
Washington
Barack Obama
White House
Baytown Sun recalls Kennedy assassination shock
Local journalist Orton recounts the Baytown Sun response after the JFK assassination. The newsroom swapped front pages, Dallas and Houston coverage shifted, and Memorial services followed. School and city offices closed, leaders voiced grief, and a weekend edition carried Black Friday reflections.
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George Gentry
Goose Creek
Lee College
Baytown
Orton
Remembering JFK and a High School Football Night
Jim Finley recalls covering a West Columbia Bay City football finale on November 22 1963 and the moment the president was shot. He reflects on the impact of JFKs death on his career and life milestones in Baytown and The Sun.
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Facts
George Ferguson
West Columbia
Bay City
Grantland Rice
Dow
JFK
Baytown
Fred Hartman
Baytown witness recalls Oswald arrest at Texas Theater
A Baytown man recalls in vivid detail the moments after the JFK assassination when Oswald was captured near the Texas Theater in Dallas. He describes police actions, the theater entrance, a wounded officer, and Oswald being restrained in a front seat with a cap pulled over his eyes.
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Baytown
JFK
Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Readers respond on JFK assassination day at UT Austin
Saundra Smith and Dianne Milner share memories of November 22 1963 in Austin. They recall waiting for a parade with President Kennedy and Governor Connally to attend, the Dallas shooting, and the nation’s grief. The event deepened political interest amid campus silence and personal reflections.
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University of Texas At Austin
University Arms
Bill Brizzolara
Kennedy
Connally
Dallas
Parkland Hospital
Walter Cronkite
America
Texas
Lawrence Milner
Rice Stadium
NASA
Dianne Milner
Baytown
Big Game Night Defies Nation in Lynchburg
Tommy Meekins recalls preparing for the Friday night Big Game against LaMarque, a decisive gridiron clash played after the president's death announcement at 1 p.m. The pep rally was canceled, yet the game proceeded with Meekins scoring but his team still lost in a memorable out‑of‑town showdown.
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LaMarque
Tommy Meekins
Lynchburg
Remembering JFK Assassination Through a Mesquite Apartment Night
A memory of November 22 1963 unfolds as a Dallas TV outage and Walter Cronkite breaking news reveal President John F Kennedy has been shot and later died. Residents recount fear for Cuba attack rumors, crowded offices, and the nation’s shock as Lyndon Johnson ascends to the presidency. Jacqueline Kennedy and the nation mourn the loss.
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Walter Cronkite
Dallas
John F. Kennedy
Cuba
Castro
Mesquite
Parkland Hospital
JFK
Mr. Cronkite
John Connaly
Lyndon Johnson
Jacqueline Kennedy
LBJ
United States
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
JFK in Highlands and the Dallas day chills
A ninth grade history class recalls hearing of JFK while living in Highlands. The Bay of Pigs fear and the day in Dallas bring a chilling memory as the basketball coach and Mr. Don Perry interrupt class, revealing national tension.
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JFK
Highlands
America
Dallas
Don Perry
Unsettling day as Kennedy is shot at school
James Connealy recalls being at Robert E. Lee High School in November when a Public Address announcement announced that President Kennedy had been shot. He notes classmates learned of his death later and says he was a teen not engaged in politics.
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Fred Hartman
Kennedy
Johnson
Mr. Hartman
Albert Thomas
Orton
Associated Press
Connally
JFK
Houston
Kennedys
Fort Worth
Austin
Dallas
Coliseum
Frank Krystyniak
Grantland Rice
Jackie
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
West 10Th Street
Texas Theater
Jefferson
Ninth
Texas
Saundra Smith
Baytown
Robert E. Lee High School
James Connealy
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Dealey Plaza
SUN
W. W. Ramsey
White House Historical Association
Aaron Shikler
Margie
Jim Finley
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Baytownsun.com
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