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    President John F. Kennedy Assassination November 22, 1963 is a date in U.S. History that will forever be remembered. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy was the shot heard around the world. This tragic event was the very first event to be broadcast over the course of four days with no commercial interruptions. Society did not have another event of that magnitude until September 11, 2001. In 1963, the world had television, radio, and newspapers to broadcast the news. In those days…

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    the morning of November 22, 1963, American history would never be the same. John F Kennedy was the victim of a brutal assassination that left many heartbroken and confused. He was one of America’s most charismatic presidents and the act shocked a nation along with its people. The assassination itself is arguably one the most controversial events to take place in American history. The debate that surrounds the assassination involves many theories including the official Warren Commission…

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    November 22, 1963 is a day that will forever be a mystery. This was the day that President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. The Warren Commission says that the killer was Lee Harvey Oswald, a Soviet defector who sympathized with the Communists in Russia and Cuba. However, many Americans believe that Oswald couldn 't have done this alone. Theories range from multiple gunmen, to the shots being fired from a different location, as well as those who agree with the Warren…

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    who killed John F. Kennedy. Getting the majority democratic vote of 1960, he became the 35th President of the United States. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was married to Jacqueline Kennedy, also known as Jackie. He had two living children and two children that had died under the age of 2 days old. He seemed to have good intentions and was most likely going to be a great president. Now we can never know how the world would’ve been with John F. Kennedy as a long…

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    slightly different. Maybe they were on their way to a big event or on their way to run a simple errand but, everyone will forever remember the 22 of November as the day one of America’s most beloved presidents was assassinated. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy will forever remain one of America’s greatest mysteries. Through collective memory, individual memory and the power of the media though, this day will be forever kept in many Americans minds. The year was 1963 my…

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    The assassination of a President has only happened a few times, and the most suspicious one is the assassination of the 35th President John F. Kennedy. There have been more theories and speculations about this incident than almost any other incident in American history. But, one may wonder, what are the facts about this tragic event? The facts go as such… The president was on his way to lunch with prominent Dallas citizens on November 22, 1963. The route the motorcade would take was published…

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    John F. Kennedy was a man who had captivated the hearts of the citizens of America after he became the 35th president of the United States of America. His race between Richard Nixon was tight, Kennedy only winning by a small number of votes. Lyndon Johnson, Kennedy’s vice presidential running mate, a Texas native, was able to get the Texans to vote for Kennedy, which ultimately won him the presidential election. In the book End of Days by James Swanson, John F. Kennedy’s assassination is deeply…

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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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    presidential assassination has been shrouded in as much controversy as the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of The United States and was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, while riding in the presidential limousine through Dealey Plaza with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally (Ling 50). The believed assassin was Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswald was believed to have assassinated President…

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    leadership gets assassinated. Whether it’s Abraham Lincoln, John Lennon, or John F. Kennedy, it’s always a shame. John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, by Lee Harvey Oswald. Even though there are many conspiracy theories that people believe, this paper is written to show that indeed Oswald shot and killed Kennedy. And also to show whether or not this could have been avoided. On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by the notorious Lee Harvey…

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