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The Diamondback (University of Maryland, College Park), November 26, 1963. Front page devoted to the aftermath of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy with the banner headline “CAMPUS LAMENTS KENNEDY’S DEATH; ACTIVITY CEASES.” Published the day after Kennedy’s funeral, the issue documents the University’s response to the national tragedy, including the suspension of classes and campus activities, interdenominational memorial services held in Memorial Chapel, and the profound reaction of students and faculty as news of the assassination unfolded. Illustrated with a large photograph of the memorial service, the newspaper provides a poignant contemporary account of how one of America’s leading universities mourned the loss of the nation’s 35th president.

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