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The '''Kennedy Assassination''' occured on November 22, 1963 in downtown Dallas, Texas when, on a speaking trip to a trade center, President [[John F. Kennedy]] was fatally-hit by gunfire from the sixth floor window of a nearby building. The accused assassin - [[Lee Harvey Oswald]] - would himself be gunned down just days later, ushering in a wave of conspiracy theories involving the [[Mafia]], [[Fidel Castro]], or the [[Soviet Union]] as prime suspects despite evidence pointing to Oswald acting alone. | The '''Kennedy Assassination''' occured on November 22, 1963 in downtown Dallas, Texas when, on a speaking trip to a trade center, President [[John F. Kennedy]] was fatally-hit by gunfire from the sixth floor window of a nearby building. The accused assassin - [[Lee Harvey Oswald]] - would himself be gunned down just days later, ushering in a wave of conspiracy theories involving the [[Mafia]], [[Fidel Castro]], or the [[Soviet Union]] as prime suspects despite evidence pointing to Oswald acting alone. | ||
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| + | Kennedy was in Texas to mend political fences and hopefully carry the conservative-leaning state in the next election, something which he was barely-able to do in 1960. After a brief stop in Fort Worth, Kennedy - aboard Air Force One - landed at Love Field in Dallas at 11:40 A.M. Air Force Two, carrying Vice President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], had landed a few minutes before. Making up the entourage was Texas governor [[John Connally]], United States Senator Ralph Yarborough, their wives and others, with their destination the Dallas Trade Mart, where the president was scheduled to give an address to civic leaders. The planned motorcade route had earlier been placed in the Dallas newspapers to allow the public to see. | ||
Revision as of 06:36, October 22, 2009
The Kennedy Assassination occured on November 22, 1963 in downtown Dallas, Texas when, on a speaking trip to a trade center, President John F. Kennedy was fatally-hit by gunfire from the sixth floor window of a nearby building. The accused assassin - Lee Harvey Oswald - would himself be gunned down just days later, ushering in a wave of conspiracy theories involving the Mafia, Fidel Castro, or the Soviet Union as prime suspects despite evidence pointing to Oswald acting alone.
History
Kennedy was in Texas to mend political fences and hopefully carry the conservative-leaning state in the next election, something which he was barely-able to do in 1960. After a brief stop in Fort Worth, Kennedy - aboard Air Force One - landed at Love Field in Dallas at 11:40 A.M. Air Force Two, carrying Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, had landed a few minutes before. Making up the entourage was Texas governor John Connally, United States Senator Ralph Yarborough, their wives and others, with their destination the Dallas Trade Mart, where the president was scheduled to give an address to civic leaders. The planned motorcade route had earlier been placed in the Dallas newspapers to allow the public to see.