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Omaha Steve

(99,566 posts)
Sun Nov 17, 2013, 06:12 PM Nov 2013

Special section: JFK, 50 years later


We look back on John F. Kennedy, his slaying and his legacy, a half-century later.

http://dataomaha.com/media/jfk/index.html#special-section-jfk-50-years-later

JFK: Why he still fascinates us

Fifty years after his death, the memory of John F. Kennedy still captivates and evokes emotion. His shocking assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, has stood for generations as a “where were you when" moment. The early Baby Boomers were especially magnetized by the president's youthful idealism. What was Kennedy’s true imprint on history and the presidency? Why does he still hold such a lofty place in our collective memory? We look back on JFK, his slaying and his legacy, a half-century later.

FULL feature story and photos at link.



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Special section: JFK, 50 years later (Original Post) Omaha Steve Nov 2013 OP
thank you! gopiscrap Nov 2013 #1
Thank you for the link. frogmarch Nov 2013 #2
In case you missed this from this AM Omaha Steve Nov 2013 #3

frogmarch

(12,153 posts)
2. Thank you for the link.
Sun Nov 17, 2013, 06:31 PM
Nov 2013

It looks like a wonderful source of information.

I was 19 when JFK was assassinated. What an awful time it was!

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