Tag: President John F. Kennedy
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The Kennedys
“A Brief Shining Moment”: When Camelot Came To Washington. By David Cohea, ReMIND Magazine America didn’t find out that its 35th president lived in Camelot until after he was gone. But the way we think about 1961, it’s all we can imagine. The week after John F. Kennedy was assassinated, his wife and first lady…
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Speaker recounts details of ‘Final Salute’ to Kennedy
HOWELL – The “Final Salute” is the story of a nation in mourning following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, and on the morning of Nov. 14 — 54 years after the tragic events in Dallas – that story was shared with an audience at the Howell Library. U.S. Army…
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Subtitled films will be shown at Monroe Library
A variety of movies are scheduled to be shown at the Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe, throughout August. At 2 p.m. on Aug. 1, a World War I documentary film will be shown. The Globe Trekker special travels across France and Belgium visiting key WWI locations. Run time is one hour. Registration is…
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Message of togetherness fostered at Black History Month event
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Middlesex County Freeholder Kenneth Armwood, who is African American, looked out into the audience of mostly Asian Indian descent as they came together to celebrate Black History Month. “This is what makes America great,” he said as he addressed the people who attended a Black History Month event that…