As you can see from the photograph, my parentsâ hallway fixtures were entirely enclosed by a rectangular glass âglobeâ (which is, apparently an antique, as a replacement globe of the same variety seems entirely unavailable through normal Internet channels).
A Georgetown staple where JFK allegedly proposed to Jackie is celebrating a milestone of itâs own. Martinâs Tavern is turning 80. Martinâs Tavern, established 1933. Martinâs has served a number of big names over the years. And itâs rumored to be the place where President Kennedy proposed to Jackie in whatâs now known as the restaurantâs proposal booth.
JFKâs Assassination. On November 22, 1963, the president and his wife landed in Dallas; he had spoken in San Antonio, Austin and Fort Worth the day before. From the airfield, the party then traveled in a motorcade to the Dallas Trade Mart, the site of Jackâs next speaking engagement.lected in 1960 as the 35th president of the United States, 43-year-old John F. Kennedy became the youngest man and the first Roman Catholic to hold that office.