An Ode to John F Kennedy Jr

It is still hard to believe he is gone...

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DOG RESCUED AFTER SPENDING FIVE YEARS TIED TO A TREE - “He’s a really nice dog, just over five years old. What a brave guy…He’s good with people and with other dogs.”

A Dogue de Bordeaux named Napoleon was rescued by the BC SPCA in Canada. He spent five years tied to a tree and survived horrible conditions. Napoleon needs surgery on his eyelids and teeth and the BC SPCA is hoping to raise funds for his treatment. Despite his horrible experience, Napoleon appears to be a friendly dog. Read more from the BC SPCA website:

Staff at the BC SPCA Abbotsford Branch are hoping the public will help a dog with an unhappy start in life find a happier future. Napoleon, a Dogue de Bordeaux – one of the most ancient French dog breeds, a breed made famous in the Tom Hanks movie Turner and Hooch – needs major surgery before he hopefully, finds a loving home.

Tied to a tree most of his life without adequate food, water or shelter, Napoleon needs a major dental surgery as well as entropion surgery – an extremely painful condition where the eyelashes grow into the eyes – on both lower lids.

“The SPCA has learned that Napoleon suffered wretched living conditions in all kinds of weather, unable to free himself or find any shelter or eat when his leash wrapped around the tree, often left to stand in several inches of mud,” says Abbotsford branch manager Jodi Dunlop. Napoleon was surrendered to the BC SPCA through a cruelty investigation Nov. 8.

“He’s a really nice dog, just over five years old. What a brave guy,” Dunlop says. “He’s good with people and with other dogs. We’re hoping the public will help him have a much better life than the one he’s experienced so far, and eventually, find a loving home.”

Even though Bakerview Pet Hospital in Abbotsford can perform the surgery for half-price, Napoleon’s surgery will still cost upward of $1,000.

Napoleon endured years of suffering, but now he has a chance at a new life. Hopefully his treatment goes well and he is adopted into a warm home. Click here for the full story (Photo from the BC SPCA Facebook page). 

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Kennedy Secretary Evelyn Lincoln, President John F. Kennedy and his son John F. Kennedy Jr. (circa October 1963).

Photos: ® Estate of Stanley Tretick LLC/Corbis

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Nov. 25: A look at the only home JFK and Jackie Kennedy ever built

They moved into Wexford, their home at Rattlesnake Mountain outside Middleburg, Virginia, just a few weeks before the assassination.

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Hey handsomedogs, I could really use your help! I recently took in a rescue dog and he needs to find a good home ASAP. I can’t keep him because he’s too big for the apartment I’m in. He’s a Pit Bull/Cattle dog mix, about 10 months old and about 40 lbs. He’s one of the sweetest dogs I’ve met who just loves people and is always willing to play. He’s UTD on his shots and he’s been neutered. I’m looking for people in the NYC area that might be interested in adopting him or knows of someone who might want him. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!

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New pictures give insight into secret Kennedy wedding

Their marriage in 1996 was a closely guarded secret. Today, never before seen picures of John Kennedy Jr and his bride Carolyn Bessett shed new light on the darkly glamorous couple. And friends and family share memories in a fascinating new documentary.

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Happy Birthday to John F Kennedy, Jr.

November 25, 1960.

You are missed.

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(top) President John F. Kennedy arrives at 10 Downing St., in London, for dinner, with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy, during a visit to Great Britain, circa June 1961 (Yahoo News: Express/Getty Images)

(bottom) At Buckingham Palace during a banquet held in his honor, President John F. Kennedy, and his wife Jacqueline, pose with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, circa June 1961. (Yahoo News: Photoquest/Getty Images)

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Two moments of Silence

One at twelve thirty central time (1:30 eastern and 10:30 mountain time) people in Dallas

One at 2:00 eastern standard time for the announcement of his death (1:00 central and 11:00 mountain time) according to the Kennedy Library

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The Riderless Horse

On November 25, 1963, during President Kennedy’s funeral procession, a magnificent black gelding, with an empty saddle, saber, and boots reversed in the stirrups, followed the caisson bearing the President’s coffin. The riderless horse is one of the highest military honors bestowed upon the fallen. Black Jack, the horse used during JFK’s funeral procession, was from the Army’s oldest active infantry unit, the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as The Old Guard. He alone defied the strict military discipline of the day with his rowdy behavior: prancing, throwing his head, and dancing around his walker.  After the funeral, Mrs. Kennedy, an avid horsewoman, expressed an interest in Black Jack. Within hours, the horse’s saddle and blanket, and the boots and saber were delivered to her at the White House. 

-from the JFK Library 

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CAPTION: Senator John F. Kennedy with his wife Jacqueline in Monterey on May 29, 1960. Senator Kennedy's three-day stay to the Monterey Peninsula enabled him to rest up after the rigors of pre-convention campaigning and celebrate his 43rd birthday.  Kennedy played golf at Cypress Point Club and stayed at the lodge in Pebble Beach. (Monterey County Herald Archives) Link

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JFK AUCTIONS COLLECTION - jack and jackie sailing

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9 People Who Witnessed JFK's Assassination

Numerous eyewitnesses to history are still alive today and say the traumatic event will remain forever etched in their memories. Here are nine of them:

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John F Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Hyannis Port (circa 1953)

(Yahoo News: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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JFK crime scenes - Then and now

View the JFK crime scenes - Then and now photo gallery on Yahoo News. Find more news related pictures in our photo galleries.

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Grace Kelly on JFK, the animated, never-before-seen interview: 

"I for one cannot believe that a man of Mr. Kennedy’s stature and achievements was put on this earth for no other reason than to stop an assassin’s bullet." 

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As we approach the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s death, watch this amazing PBS animated production of Grace Kelly’s 1965 interview on her relationship with the Kennedy family and the president’s legacy. 

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Oswald crash pad restored as museum — with holograms

IRVING, Texas –€” Baby bottles sit on the kitchen counter in this small two-bedroom home in the Dallas suburb, just as they would have on Nov. 22, 1963. Also the