President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, while riding in an open motorcade through Dealey Plaza.

Key details

  • The assassination took place at about 12:30 p.m. local time as his car passed the Texas School Book Depository in downtown Dallas.
  • Kennedy was shot while riding with his wife Jacqueline and Texas Governor John Connally, who was also seriously wounded.
  • He was rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 1:00 p.m.

Who was accused

  • Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S. Marine who had briefly defected to the Soviet Union, was arrested and charged with Kennedy’s murder.
  • Oswald was himself shot and killed two days later by Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby while in police custody, before any trial could take place.

Historical impact

  • The assassination shocked the United States and the world, becoming one of the most emotionally searing events of the 20th century.
  • It triggered extensive investigations, most notably the Warren Commission, and has fueled decades of debate and conspiracy theories about what really happened in Dallas that day.

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