Video: 'John F. Kennedy Funeral November 25, 1963' (coffin arrives at 24:34)
(Monday, November 25, 1963, 11:56 a.m. EST) — The coffin of President John F. Kennedy arrived at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, D.C., this morning for a Requiem Mass. Continue reading President Kennedy’s coffin arrives at St. Matthew’s Cathedral 50 years ago this hour (1963)
Video: 'John F. Kennedy Funeral November 25, 1963' (Nov. 25, 1963 begins at 17:12)
(Monday, November 25, 1963, 11:40 a.m. EST) — The caisson carrying the coffin of President John F. Kennedy from the Capitol left the White House today for funeral services at St. Matthew’s Cathedral. Mrs. Kennedy, the president’s family, and over 100 world leaders followed on foot. Continue reading JFK’s caisson departs White House for funeral service 50 years ago this hour (1963)
Video: 'Cairo and Teheran Conference 1943' (leaders pose in Cairo at 4:45)
(Thursday, November 25, 1943; during World War II) — Participants of the Cairo Conference, underway since Nov. 22, 1943, at a residence of the American Ambassador to Egypt, Alexander Kirk, near the Pyramids, posed today for journalists. Continue reading Cairo Conference participants discuss fate of Asia, pose for cameras 70 years ago today (1943)
Video: 'Mrs. Doubtfire' trailer
(Wednesday, November 24, 1993) — Mrs. Doubtfire, a comedy film about a divorced actor who disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife, opened today in U.S. theaters.
Directed by Chris Columbus, the film starred Robin Williams, Sally Field, Lisa Jakub, Matthew Lawrence, Mara Wilson, Pierce Brosnan and Harvey Fierstein.
Video: 'John F. Kennedy Funeral November 25, 1963' (Kennedys kneel at JFK's bier on Nov. 24, 1963 at 14:09)
(Sunday, November 24, 1963, 2:17 p.m. EST) — Mrs. Kennedy and her daughter Caroline knelt at President Kennedy’s bier this afternoon following a memorial service in the Capitol Rotunda.
Video: 'November 24, 1963 - Dr. Tom Shires, chief of surgery, announces Lee Harvey Oswald dead'
(Sunday, November 24, 1963, 1:07 p.m. CST) — Lee Harvey Oswald, charged with assassinating President John F. Kennedy, died this afternoon less than two hours after he was shot by a bystander at the Police and Courts Building in downtown Dallas in full view of millions of people watching on television. Continue reading JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald dies 50 years ago this hour (1963)
Video: 'John F. Kennedy Funeral November 25, 1963' (casket enters Capitol Rotunda on Nov. 24, 1963 at 12:26)
(Sunday, November 24, 1963, 1:56 p.m. EST) — President Kennedy’s casket entered the Rotunda of the Capitol this afternoon for a memorial service.
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.
