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From a seasoned Amarillo resident, I remember back in the day when we only had one Chick-fil-A location. My first introduction to this heavenly chicken was a trip to Westgate Mall. I remember it well.

DALLAS (AP) — Two flags that were displayed by President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office and one of his rocking chairs have sold at auction for nearly $513,000.

It's been 50 years since President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed while riding in a motorcade through Dallas, Texas. More words have been written about this event (and its aftermath, and what led up to it) than just about anything else, so we thought we'd take a look back through photographs and video.

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas County government buildings will be closed Friday as the city marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination.

Tom Hanks is one of the few Hollywood mega-stars we’d trust with our nation’s history. No offense, major A-listers, but handsome doesn’t always equal intelligent. But Hanks has flexed his obsessive interest in historical events in outstanding films and dramas series such as ‘Band of Brothers,’ ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and ‘Apollo 13.’ And a new report suggests Hanks is ready to tackle one of America’

You could call us 'beck-heads' here at The New 940.  We hang out with Glenn every morning from 8am-11am.  It truly is an experience.

Looks like Monica Lewinsky wasn’t the first White House intern to have liaisons with the Commander in Chief. In an interview on Wednesday night’s ‘Rock Center with Brian Williams,’ former White House intern Mimi Alford revealed to Meredith Vieira details about her alleged 18-month affair with President John F. Kennedy in 1962.

It's been a great year here at the Voice of Amarillo and we would love to share with you the top 10 Posts of this past year! These range from news to entertainment and we hope you enjoy it. You can look forward to another year of great post and breaking news from Voice Of Amarillo News Talk 940....

On this fateful day in history a great president of the United States was assassinated in the prime of his life. John F. Kennedy had so many dreams and aspirations and he did not have a chance to see any of them come to pass.

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1793 – After more than two centuries as a royal palace, the Louvre is opened as a public museum in Paris by the French revolutionary government (More info) 1895 – While experimenting with electricity, German scientist Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray (More info)