Video: 'November 23-25, 1963, John F. Kennedy's Funeral Service (Part 1)' (Nov. 24, 1963, visuals begin at 3:36)
(Sunday, November 24, 1963, 1:05 p.m. EST) — The caisson bearing President Kennedy’s coffin left the White House this afternoon in procession to U.S. Capitol memorial service. Continue reading Kennedy’s coffin leaves White House for Capitol memorial service 50 years ago this hour (1963)
Video: 'Lookout Mountain Tennessee - Civil War Battle - Battle Above the Clouds'
(Tuesday, November 24, 1863; during the Battle of Lookout Mountain, part of the Chattanooga Campaign of the American Civil War) — Eastern Theater troops under Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker defeated the Confederates in the Battle of Lookout Mountain today in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and began a movement toward Gen. Braxton Bragg’s left flank at Rossville, Georgia.
Video: 'Doctor Who Unbound 01 - An Unearthly Child'
(Saturday, November 23, 1963, 17:16:20 GMT) — The classic British science-fiction series Doctor Who premiered today on BBC Television, starring William Hartnell as the first incarnation of the time-traveling title character.
Video: 'Enrico CARUSO ~ La donna e' mobile (RIGOLETTO) - Disco Zonofono X-1555 - 1903 rec.'
(Monday, November 23, 1903) — Enrico Caruso made his American debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, appearing in Rigoletto.
Video: 'Saturday, November 23rd 1963 04.30 - Arrival to The White House'
(Saturday, November 23, 1963, 4:34 a.m. EST) — The body of President John F. Kennedy arrived at the White House this morning, where it was taken to the East Room and placed under ceremonial military guard. Continue reading President Kennedy’s body arrives at the White House 50 years ago this hour (1963)
Video: '"FOUR DAYS IN NOVEMBER" (1964 DAVID L. WOLPER FILM)' (Oswald charged at 1:19:45)
(Saturday, November 23, 1963, shortly after 1:30 a.m. CST) — Lee Harvey Oswald was arraigned this morning before before Justice of the Peace David L. Johnston for the murder President John F. Kennedy (Oswald had been charged with the murder at 11:26 p.m. CST).
Video: 'Oswald talks to Press' (3 clips from Oswald's midnight press conference)
(Saturday, November 23, 1963, 12:05 a.m. CST) — A press showing with Lee Harvey Oswald, a suspect in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and charged with the murder of police officer J.D. Tippit, was held tonight in the basement assembly room of Dallas police headquarters (click here to watch a CBS video clip of press conference). Jack Ruby attends. Continue reading JFK assassin suspect Lee Harvey Oswald speaks with reporters 50 years ago this hour (1963)
Video: 'The World At War: Pacific 1/5' (Nov. 23, 1943, at 6:11)
(Tuesday, November 23, 1943, 1:30 p.m. GILT; during the Battle of Tarawa (Operation Galvanic) part of the Pacific War during World War II) — The Tarawa and Makin atolls fell to American forces today, concluding the Battle of Tarawa. Nearly 6,400 Japanese, Koreans, and Americans died in four days of fighting, mostly on and around the small island of Betio.
Video: 'Arrest of Lee Oswald and death of Officer J.D. Tippit.'
(Friday, November 22, 1963, 8:10 p.m. EST) — Lee Harvey Oswald, a suspect in the assassination of President F. Kennedy, was charged tonight with the murder of Officer J.D. Tippit.
Video: 'Missing JFK Autopsy Photo Found - JFK Autopsy Part I'
(Friday, November 22, 1963, 7:35 p.m. EST) — The autopsy of President John F. Kennedy was performed tonight at the Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. 277 X-rays and photographs were taken preliminarily and the pathological examination began at about 8 p.m.
After the autopsy was concluded at approximately 11 p.m., the president’s body was prepared for burial. This was finished at approximately 4 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 23, 1963.
