When President John F. Kennedy was killed on this day 50 years ago, United Press International was the first to break the news through a teletype bulletin.

TV news bulletins quickly followed, like these from CBS News and WFAA, an ABC affiliate in Dallas.

Perhaps most memorable is the image of Walter Cronkite confirming the news to America.

Within days, a remembrance was put together by Universal International News.

See how some papers handled the news in the gallery above.