A Mystery Surrounding the Grave of JFK Is Solved
A sculpture recognizing a spontaneous gesture of affection towards the slain president vanished into thin air more than half a century ago. Here’s the story of how it was just recently rediscovered.
When Instant Replay Debuted During the Broadcast of a College Football Game in 1963, It Revolutionized the Way We Watch Sports
Piloting the new technology was a risky move in front of the national audience that watched the Army-Navy showdown on this day in 1963
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A Secret Sculpture Built for John F. Kennedy’s Grave Vanished in the 1970s. Half a Century Later, the Mystery Has Been Solved
The bronze wreath immortalized the moment when the members of the Honor Guard removed their hats and placed them on the president’s grave during his burial
The Top-Secret World War II Mission That Killed Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., the Heir Apparent to the Political Dynasty
In August 1944, the older brother of Robert and John F. Kennedy died while piloting a drone aircraft over England, leaving his younger siblings to fulfill their father’s dreams
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The Town That Kept Its Nuclear Bunker a Secret for Three Decades
The people of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, helped keep the Greenbrier resort’s bunker—designed to hold the entirety of Congress—hidden from 1958 to 1992
Inside the Autopsy Room: The Details Doctors Gathered About JFK’s Assassination
Sixty years ago, three pathologists at the National Naval Medical Center examined the president’s fatal wounds
An Interactive 3D Model of the JFK Assassination Site, Grassy Knoll and All
A Danish graphic designer has pieced together historic photos and maps to create an interactive digital diorama of the fateful moments
The Architectural History of the JFK Assassination Site
How November 22, 1963, changed Dallas’ Dealey Plaza forever
Ex-Secret Service Agent’s Account of JFK’s Assassination Could Cast Doubt on ‘Lone Gunman’ Theory
Paul Landis’ new book refutes the idea that a single bullet injured both the president and Texas Governor John B. Connally Jr.
How an Ohio Cow Pasture Gave Rise to a Monument to Aviation History
The National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, celebrates 100 years
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The African Diplomats Who Protested Segregation in the U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy publicly apologized after restaurants refused to serve Black representatives of newly independent nations
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Inside JFK’s Secret Doomsday Bunker
The president’s Nantucket nuclear fallout shelter could become a National Historic Landmark—but efforts to preserve its history have stalled
National Archives Releases Thousands of Kennedy Assassination Files
Over 97 percent of documents related to the event are now publicly available
‘Do You Hear What I Hear?’ Conjures Images of Peace Everywhere—and Nuclear Annihilation
Composed at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the classic Christmas song contains another message—one of unity
New Plaque Tells Story of Enslaved People Who Helped Build the White House
A marker in Lafayette Square is the first public work to acknowledge these individuals’ roles in constructing the presidential mansion
Why the Peace Corps’ Mission Is Needed Now More Than Ever
On its 60th anniversary, a moment of reckoning arrives for the nation’s globe-trotting volunteers
The Florida Resort That Played an Unlikely Role in the Bay of Pigs Fiasco
Sixty years ago, the CIA-backed invasion of Cuba failed disastrously. It all began, here, on Useppa Island
Trove of Presidential Memorabilia, From Washington’s Hair to JFK’s Sweater, Is Up for Sale
RR Auction is offering a collection of nearly 300 artifacts, including a signed photo of Abraham Lincoln and a pen used by FDR
A Brief History of Presidential Memoirs
Barack Obama’s new autobiography joins a long—but sometimes dull—tradition
Why Defeated Presidential Candidates Deliver Concession Speeches
The tradition dates back to 1896, when William Jennings Bryan conceded the election to William McKinley via telegram
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