WEATHER ALERT

‘Live’ coverage of the assassination of JFK

Advertisement

Advertise with us

Have you ever wondered how coverage of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy would have looked if Twitter existed in 1963? The Canadian Press did too.

Read this article for free:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Digital Subscription

One year of digital access for only $1.44 a week*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles

*Billed as $5.77 plus GST every four weeks. After 52 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional

$1 for the first 4 weeks*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles
Start now

*Your next Brandon Sun subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $17.95 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.95 plus GST every four weeks.

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 22/11/2013 (4572 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Have you ever wondered how coverage of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy would have looked if Twitter existed in 1963? The Canadian Press did too.

Throughout the day on November 22, 2013 The Canadian Press will be chronicling November 22, 1963 by tweeting the day’s historical events in real-time using the hashtag #JFK50.

See a collection of those tweets below.

Report Error Submit a Tip

JFK: 50 years later

LOAD JFK: 50 YEARS LATER ARTICLES