The murder of President John F. Kennedy shocked the world.
The murky circumstances of his death have since spawned a federal investigation and numerous conspiracy theories – which will hopefully be explained as the full batch of JFK files are released.
New reports suggest Kennedy’s chronic back problems may have aided his assassin 54 years ago today.
On November 23, 1963, the day after the shooting, the front pages of newspapers across the US and around the globe reflected the shock and despair of the moment. Here’s what they looked like:
The Dallas Morning News
Foto: source The Dallas Morning News
The Boston Globe
Foto: source The Boston Globe
The New York Times
Foto: source The New York Times
The Miami Herald
Foto: source The Miami Herald
The Dallas Times Herald
Foto: source The Dallas Times Herald
The Washington Post
Foto: source The Washington Post
The Chicago Tribune
Foto: source Chicago Tribune
The Los Angeles Times
Foto: source The Los Angeles Times
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Foto: source The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Denver Post
Foto: source The Denver Post
The New York Herald Tribune
Foto: source New York Herald Tribune.
The Guardian in England
Foto: source The Guardian
Toronto Daily Star in Canada
Foto: source The Toronto Daily Star
The Daily Mirror in London
Foto: source The Daily Mirror
Bildzeitung newspaper in West Berlin: “Assassination of U.S. President: Kennedy Shot.”
Foto: source Bildzeitung
Nedelya newspaper in Moscow, Russia
Foto: source AP
Le Figaro in Paris, France: “Kennedy killed yesterday in Dallas”
Foto: source Le Figaro
