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USPS unveils commemorative JFK stamps

“He dignified and gave voice to the pride in serving the nation that every postal employee feels,” Postmaster General Brennan said at a dedication ceremony.

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Barron Trump to be first son in the White House since JFK, Jr.

It’s been more than 50 years since Americans have had a First Son in the White House, but in January, 10-year-old Barron Trump will fill those shoes.

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Nuclear launch codes at minuteman silos revealed: 00000000 (VIDEO)

For nearly 20 years, the launch code at all minuteman silos in the U.S. was 00000000. At the height of the Cold War, the U.S. wanted the capability to launch her nukes as quickly as humanly possible while still ensuring only authorized users had access to the weapons of mass destruction. In 1962, JFK enacted the National […]

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Zapruder’s 8mm footage of JFK assassination stabilized with new technology (VIDEO)

New technology has recently been used to steady the frames of the 8mm film that captured John F. Kennedy’s assassination on Nov. 22, 50 years ago today. It was Abraham Zapruder that documented 26.6 seconds of the gunshot that shook the nation. But his original footage was shaky and difficult to follow, Death and Taxes reports. […]

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Father-son duo use latest forensic tech to prove JFK single-bullet theory (VIDEO)

Nearly 50 years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by gunman Lee Harvey Oswald, a father-and-son team use new technology to reexamine the single bullet that left a president dead and a Texas governor wounded so many years ago. Using 3D laser scanners to document the crime scene and assess if a single bullet […]

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Lee Harvey Oswald’s Iver Johnson revolver set to be auctioned (7 PHOTOS)

The wedding band that Lee Harvey Oswald removed just hours before he assassinated President John F. Kennedy is set to be auctioned along with nearly 30 other pieces of Oswald memorabilia. The New Hampshire-based auction house, RR Auction, is preparing to present to the public a collection of Oswald’s personal effects 50 years after the […]

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RFK’s granddaughter’s Facebook photo shows her hunting baby seals in Canada

A picture circulating of RFK's granddaughter hunting baby seals in Canada is stirring a bit of controversy on the internet.

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