To this day, historians rank John F. Kennedy as the most well-liked president in American history. He pulled the economy out of recession, created the Peace Corps, and took us to the moon, but most remember him because of the fateful day, Nov. 22, 1963, when he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. The country was suddenly yanked into a state of nationwide mourning. And when 3-year-old John Kennedy Jr. saluted his father’s casket, there was not a dry eye to be found practically anywhere in the U.S. capital.
Members of the Kennedy family at the funeral of assassinated president John F. Kennedy at Washington, D.C. From left: Senator Edward Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy, (aged 6), Jackie Kennedy (1929–1994), Attorney General Robert Kennedy and John Kennedy (1960–1999) (aged 3). ©Getty Images | Keystone
