John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. He was assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas in a convertible. Jacqueline Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally accompanied JFK in an open-top Lincoln Continental. The presidential motorcade had passed through Dealey Plaza, and three shots were supposedly fired from the Texas School Book Depository Building by Lee Harvey Oswald.
Vice President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as the 36th president that afternoon. Oswald, a defector and former Marine, was arrested and held for questioning after killing a policeman. As Oswald was being transported to another jail, Jack Ruby, a nightclub owner, shot and killed Oswald. Ruby was convicted of Oswald's murder but died while awaiting a new trial.
Numerous investigations were completed, but each reached different conclusions. The Warren Commission concluded neither Oswald nor Ruby were involved in a larger conspiracy, but the House Select Committee on Assassinations disagreed. Many theories, some reasonable and some not, have been put forth regarding Kennedy's assassination.
JFK was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery. His grave is marked by an eternal flame.
- Zsombor Gal
Sources:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-assassinated
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy
Vice President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as the 36th president that afternoon. Oswald, a defector and former Marine, was arrested and held for questioning after killing a policeman. As Oswald was being transported to another jail, Jack Ruby, a nightclub owner, shot and killed Oswald. Ruby was convicted of Oswald's murder but died while awaiting a new trial.
Numerous investigations were completed, but each reached different conclusions. The Warren Commission concluded neither Oswald nor Ruby were involved in a larger conspiracy, but the House Select Committee on Assassinations disagreed. Many theories, some reasonable and some not, have been put forth regarding Kennedy's assassination.
JFK was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery. His grave is marked by an eternal flame.
- Zsombor Gal
Sources:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-assassinated
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy