Published November 8, 2010

On Nov. 9, 1960, back when breaking news came across the TeleTYpe — think of it like tweets printed out on paper — this is how The Associated Press informed newsrooms around the world of a presidential victory in Massachusetts:

Kennedy had eked past Republican Richard Nixon by 11 electoral votes. Afterward, outgoing President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent a telegram to Hyannis Port to arrange for a peaceful transfer of power:

Two days earlier, on Nov. 7, Kennedy campaigned in Springfield, Providence, R.I., Hartford, Conn., and Manchester, N.H., culminating in a spirited rally at the old Boston Garden:

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It was that night, at that rally, that a young Thomas M. Menino would find political inspiration.

And 50 years ago today, on Nov. 8, Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline Onassis, cast their ballot in the old West End branch of the Boston Public Library. On this golden anniversary, Mayor Menino has declared John Fitzgerald Kennedy Victory in Boston.