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Exploring the Regular, Average Things from the Day JFK was Assassinated

Everyone's talking about JFK's 50th anniversary of assassination, but have you heard the stories of the regular, average things that happened that day? Get a look at the front pages of the Washington Post on November 22nd and 23rd, 1963.
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Everyone else is going to be covering the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s assassination and there will be no shortage of stories about it. Here at Ghosts of DC, we want to shed some light on the other things that happened that day … the regular, average stuff. Throughout the day, we’re going to highlight some normal things from the day, starting with the front page of the Washington Post on Friday, November 22nd, 1963. Click on the image for a larger version.

front page of the Washington Post on November 22nd, 1963
front page of the Washington Post on November 22nd, 1963

And, of course, here is what the front page looked like on Saturday morning.

front page of the Washington Post - November 23rd, 1963
front page of the Washington Post on November 23rd, 1963

 

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