Afghanistan: Nation pays tribute to President Kennedy on 50th anniversary of assassination --- Few tragedies loom as large in the American psyche as the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, who was gunned down in Dallas a half-century ago today. -- Now, we pause to remember that dark day in the country's history — recalling a shared trauma that can feel both political and personal. -- It was raining in Dallas on the morning of Nov. 22, 1963, when Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy touched down at Love Field amid a five-city swing through the Lone Star State.