Event

Assassination of John F. Kennedy

The shooting of President Kennedy in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, on 22 November 1963.

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Dates
22 Nov 1963
Place
Dallas
Also known as
Kennedy assassination, Dallas, 22 November 1963
Wikidata
Q193484
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  1. 22 Nov 1963 Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Proof 4 sources
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. 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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