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    It was Thursday November 21st,1963 John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy were saying goodbye to their son John and their daughter Caroline in the White House not knowing that one of them would not come back home alive. Then they were on their way to the airport to get on air force one airplane to go to Texas for a meeting with the governor. When they get to Texas they are greeted with people of all ages young and old and get flowers and people want handshakes. Although there are other people…

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    What Is Jfk Assassination

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    President JFK was assassinated November 22, 1963, Dallas, Texas. He was killed with 3 sniper bullets to the back of the head by Lee Harvey Oswald when he peered the the window of a school depository and put kennedy in the sight of the scope, or that's what the government thinks. Later when Oswald was taken to the most high security prison in the world, a man stepped in front of oswald and shot him in the head, this man's name was Jack Ruby. People thought Ruby and Oswald were a part of a…

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    While there are many conspiracy theories about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy’s death and his assassin, I agree with the majority that Lee Harvey Oswald was indeed set up as a patsy to hide the real truth. The top three conspiracies which support this idea are the CIA theory, FBI/Secret Service theory, and the Soviet Union/Cuba theory. Even though all of the theories have different “why’s and how’s” to how the assassin came to be, they all share one common feature. Which is…

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    Topic What happened on November 22, 1963? How did this event affect the nation? (1-2) Name: Samantha Stern Source: "J. F. Kennedy's Assassination." U.S.A Sixties, Grolier Educational, 2001, pp. 5-9. Notes: (bullet points only) Tool used in presentation: Created by: Topic: Who were Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how did they try to change American Society? What were they trying to accomplish? Name: Jessica Moskovits Source:…

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    compared to what Oswald was used to shooting in the Marines. Oswald was highly skilled with the M-1 Grand rifle. The standard issued rifle at the time. Oswald could engage targets effectively without a scope at 200 meters. Oswald wife Marina claimed that Oswald would train with the Mannlicher rifle. Marina told the authorities that Oswald was proficient enough to pull of the three shots in 8.4 seconds with that rifle. After police officer Tippit was murdered by Oswald the police found three…

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    John F. Kennedy was one of the greatest American President to have ever lived. He had good looks and was extremely dedicated towards serving the American people. Kennedy often fought for the minority, by advocating for civil rights and showing deep commitment to public services, as well as space exploration. However, for every great person, there are those who wish them harm. On November 22nd, 1963, president Kennedy was fatally shot by a Lee Harvey Oswald, while he was waving to the crowd.…

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    He made another film while in Mexico and which was a multiple –image color known as Hunting for Mushrooms. It was based on a quest through far-off villages for hallucinogens which were being used in religious rites in India. While Bruce was making this movie, Timothy learly accompanied though he was stranger to him and had stopped by to see him. Adding sound to that film, it became the original of the present widespread method in “acid documentaries” . His lengthiest film was a thirteen minutes…

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    Did Lee Harvey act alone? I think Lee Harvey Oswald did act alone on this with the evidence I found online. President JFK was killed Nov. 22, 1963. He was at a parade in Dallas Texas and was riding in an open topped car when he was shot and killed. Lee Oswald was arrested for the death of JFK. It was said that Harvey had a lot of hate for his society and that he would act against it. He had fired three shots from a window of Texas Book Depository. Harvey had messed up in so many different ways…

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    Who Really Killed JFK? John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. John F. Kennedy was born is Brookline, Massachusetts. On November 8, 1960, he became the youngest president at age 43. He was the 35th president of the United States. While he was on the street riding with the top down with his wife, somebody shot and assassinated JFK. Later that day they arrested Lee Harvey Oswald for the shooter, but others think it was somebody else, but they don’t know for sure…

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    Looking back at the JFK assassination, with regards to news media of the past and present, there are many differences to how the terrible event would have been covered today. Back in 1963, before hundreds of cable channels, before smart phones, before social media, and decades before the invention of the Internet, there were more limited sources of information and the media had more time to compose their stories. Kennedy was shot during a presidential motorcade through Dallas, Texas. Many news…

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