JFK Assassination 1963 | The Day America Changed Forever On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade through Dallas, Texas. The gunfire that struck him shocked the nation and ended a presidency defined by youthful optimism and global ambition. Within hours, Americans were in mourning, the world was watching, and a single moment of violence became one of the most defining and haunting events in modern U.S. history. JFK assassination 1963, John F. K

Telstar 1 - the world’s first active communication satellite - transmitted the first live transatlantic broadcast on July 23, 1962. Airing in the US on ABC, CBS, and NBC; in Canada on CBC; and in Europe on the Eurovision network, one of JFK’s live press conferences was part of that transmission. Film: IFP:86D, Universal Newsreels | JFK Library Foundation