Event
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
The shooting of President Kennedy in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, on 22 November 1963.
- Dates
- 22 Nov 1963
- Place
- Dallas
- Also known as
- Kennedy assassination, Dallas, 22 November 1963
- Wikidata
- Q193484
According to Warren Commission
- involved Lee Harvey Oswald
According to House Select Committee on Assassinations
- involved Lee Harvey Oswald
Connections 6
involved
- John F. Kennedy The President who was shot Primary record 1
- Lee Harvey Oswald Found by the Warren Commission and the House committee to have fired the shots According to Warren CommissionAccording to House Select Committee on Assassinations Primary record 12
led to
- Warren Commission Primary record 3
- Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald Primary record 3
- President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 Primary record 4
located in
- Dealey Plaza Primary record 1
Timeline 1 date
- 22 Nov 1963 Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Proof 4 sources
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Report of the President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, Chapter 1: Summary and Conclusions, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, 1964.
Primary record
President Kennedy was pronounced dead.
The shots which killed President Kennedy and wounded Governor Connally were fired by Lee Harvey Oswald.
Dealey Plaza--an open, landscaped area marking the western end of downtown Dallas stretched out to the President's left.
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Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations, U.S. House of Representatives: Summary of Findings and Recommendations, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, 1979.
Primary record
The third shot he fired killed the President.
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Report of the President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy: Foreword, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, 1964.
Primary record
created this Commission to investigate the assassination on November 22, 1963
to evaluate all the facts and circumstances surrounding the assassination and the subsequent killing of the alleged assassin
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Background on the Collection (President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection), U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
Primary record
Almost 30 years later, hoping to allay lingering doubts about the circumstances surrounding that event, Congress enacted the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act.
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