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We’re marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy with a moment-by-moment account of Nov. 22, 1963. A project by @BostonDotCom.

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Thank you for joining our live reenactment of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy http://t.co/Pxbo2gwMYF #JFK

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Newspapers announce the death of President John F. Kennedy. http://t.co/tEeBgpVXkJ

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Editor's note: This entry is the last post for our live blog. We thank
you for joining our live reenactment of th... http://t.co/24mZmpwqkf

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President Kennedy was last here five weeks ago, when he flew down on a Sunday morning for a visit with his father. http://t.co/J9lOM1FNCL

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Police barricades shunt all traffic away from the Kennedy compound, including a crowd of media. http://t.co/9riy4zYBOm

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The home occupied by President Kennedy and his own family is bathed in the glare of floodlights set up around the ... http://t.co/FqQIcSDwqG

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Lights shine in the windows of the "big house" of the president's parents, former Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy and... http://t.co/2ECASUvjnc

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Fog, like a shroud, envelops the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port. http://t.co/Wlmeo5np8N

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Kennedy family members and aides, as well as the Secret Service, are carrying the casket out of Air Force One and ... http://t.co/xklnyneknm

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Air Force One has landed at Andrews Air Force Base.

Attorney General Robert Kennedy is seen rushing onto the plan... http://t.co/2f5KNDlkre

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Editor's note: A reader remembers: " Even to me as a 9-year-old, this was just a seismic shock." http://t.co/JNsrW6hMsp

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The home occupied by President Kennedy and his own family is bathed in the glare of floodlights set up around the ... http://t.co/cwLPzQW3Kb

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Lights shine in the windows of the "big house" of the president's parents, former Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy and... http://t.co/FBem1ekgO3

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Editor's note: A reader remembers: " I remember John-John's salute. And the boots, hanging backwards." http://t.co/2jlXJ8DxVF

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Fog, like a shroud, envelops the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port. http://t.co/hPK0v66UAm

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Crowd in New York reacts to the death of President Kennedy. http://t.co/844TkiFfCe #JFK

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We have more reaction to the death of President Kennedy from the streets of New York City. http://t.co/IWMz1ESv7v http://t.co/10xlQdiwcf

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Editor's note: A reader remembers: "I can remember that there were no planes in the sky." http://t.co/oJFGwhAV1S

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November 22, 1963 Reaction to President Kennedy's death. http://t.co/MxVbLk0B6m #JFK

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Eisenhower Speaks About Murder of JFK http://t.co/1pxfscduFi #JFK