Editor’s note: Portions of this story first published in 2013, the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination.
Sixty years later, it’s still the darkest stain on Dallas’ history.
On Friday, Nov. 22, 1963, after a breakfast in Fort Worth and a short flight to Love Field, President John F. Kennedy traveled through downtown on his way to a luncheon at the Dallas Trade Mart.
His motorcade reached Dealey Plaza and was driving past the Texas School Book Depository at 12:30 p.m. when he was shot. He was pronounced dead at Parkland Hospital just over an hour later.
Dallas’ darkest moment
Touch to see witness recollections and key points
When I was a kid I read the Nov 29, 1963 LIFE magazine front to back, studying the stories, the sadness and the poignantly respectful design. One day I decided to chop it up and create a collage from contents of that single issue.
Michael Granberry told a fascinating behind-the-scenes story of what has been called ‘the most important home movie in history.’ This short video describes it:
The Zapruder film: A Chronology
Video from the day
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The Dallas Morning News front page from Nov. 23, 1963
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