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    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was not the first US president to be murdered, three presidents before him had died after being shot by an assassin. They were Abraham Lincoln in 1865, James Garfield in 1881, and William McKinley in 1901. Kennedy’s death seemed particularly shocking because he was still young and seemed to have so much still to do as a President, there seemed to be no motive for his killing. The Kennedys came from Boston, Massachusetts. John was born 29th May 1917, the second of nine children

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    November 22, 1963, the 35th president of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, during a parade. Since this catastrophic event there have been numerous theories, conspiracies, and speculations as to what actually happened that day. Some believe in a theory as to which a single bullet fired from Lee Harvey Oswald performed a magical trajectory route to hit both the president and Texas Gov. John Connally. While there are plenty of theories of what happened that

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    The Assassination of John F Kennedy From source B we can learn many things about JFK's assassination. We learn that JFK was hit by 2 shots the second one killing him apparently hitting from the back, into his right temple. Source B also stated that 3 shots were fired from the sixth floor of the Texas schoolbook depository. The rifleman was named Lee Harvey Oswald. Source B declares the assassination weapon to be a Mannlincher - carcano rifle. Source B written by the Warren Commission

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    The assassination of President John F. Kennedy is a legendary event that impacted the world. This tragedy event shocked the nation and it made many people sad. So, we will read a brief description of John F. Kennedy, also where he was at before he got in the car where he got assassinated, and lastly talk about who kill him and everything that happened that day. John F. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. His parents were Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy. They

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    Ever since the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, there has been controversy over whether the true gunman was held accountable. The United States Government claimed that it was an easy, open and closed case. They found Lee Harvey Oswald, close to ground zero, with a freshly fired riffle, immediately after JFK was shot. Contrary to the governments report, skeptics argue a vast scope of conspiracies to shed light on what they believe happened that day; ideas ranging from magic bullets, multiple

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    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was made president January of 1961. The people of America adored him and his wife, Jacqueline. However, on November 22, 1963, Kennedy was shot and killed while riding in the back of his car through Dallas, Texas. The audience of the parade he was in had to watch in horror as their idol died in front of them. He was 46 years old. We grew being told in school that the man who shot John F. Kennedy was Lee Harvey Oswald. However, as I grew older I started learning more

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    The Assassination of President Kennedy On a late November afternoon in 1963, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy lay dead in Parkland Hospital, Dallas. Texas Governor John Connally was also seriously wounded. In a moment that changed the course of history, the most powerful man in the world had been assassinated. Almost forty years later, John Kennedy remains one of the most recognisable and controversial characters in modern history. More books have been

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    On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. The President was making his rounds across the country, beginning to get ready for the next election season. Around 12:30, Kennedy was shot while riding in a convertible next to his wife. Hours later, he was pronounced dead, Lyndon B. Johnson was now sworn in, and Lee Harvey Oswald was in custody as the shooter. Two days later Oswald was shot at point blank range before he could be transferred and put through a proper trial

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    John F. Kennedy Assassination Was John F. Kennedy’s assassination a single shooter or was it a conspiracy? Since November 22, 1963 people around the world have wondered who it was that shot President Kennedy, and what for. So many questions have formed around this event, not just about who the shooter was, but also questions like what might the world have been like today if the shooting didn’t happen? The Kennedy assassination has been a mystery for many years. A lot of people hear about the different

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    greatest unsolved mystery of the 20th century is the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. Many people have theorized to the exact nature of JFK’s death but no one can seem to agree, but what most people do agree on is that the Warren Commission’s findings were wrong. Fifty years after the incident, 61% of Americans believe that Lee Harvey Oswald was not the only person involved in the successful assassination attempt. ("Majority in U.S. Still Believe JFK Killed

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