On this day: November 22
NATO Missile Deployment Heightens Cold War Crisis, November 22, 1983
On November 22, 1983, NATO’s deployment of intermediate-range missiles in Europe intensified Cold War tensions, prompting mass protests, heightened military alerts, and urgent diplomatic exchanges between Washington and Moscow.
President John F. Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas, Texas
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president later that day. The killing prompted a nationwide outpouring of grief and immediate federal investigation.