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    Was The Assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald Justified? The assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald was not justified because there’s not a sufficient amount of evidence to prove he’s guilty; however, he may have been involved in killing one of the most beloved presidents in U.S. history. Kennedy’s assassination happened on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas while he was being driven through crowds of people waiting eagerly to catch a glimpse of their president. Suddenly, three gunshots rang out,…

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    This video shows the whole assassination from start to finish. But you can hear 5 or 6 distich shots in the original. The secret service came in and confiscated the camera and the film and made 3 copies and these copies you cant hear the shots. There was a total of 4 frames taken out…

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    For whom it may concern Nov 22, 1963 John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald many believe that he did not act alone. It dated the ‘king’ of all American conspiracies. I think Lee H. Oswald acted alone in the murder of J.F.K. Because all evidence points directly to Oswald, film- analyzed, and he was a crazy person. All evidence points directly to Oswald from the crime scene from the Texas School Box Depository Building 6th floor. The three shell casing, prints on the…

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    Along with the CIA and Cuba, the next most well known theory is that the Mafia and Bobby Kennedy with Jack Ruby had something to do with the killing of the 35th President of the United States. The basic understanding of why this might have happened actually has to do with the election. JFK told the Chicago Mafia that if they got people to vote for him he would leave them alone. This happened, but Bobby Kennedy really pushed to get rid of organized crime (Thomas 14-17). When this started to…

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    President Kennedy’s Assassination On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy paraded through downtown Dallas, Texas, in a motorcade. He was shot and killed in his convertible as many watched helplessly in the crowd. The car rushed to Parkland Hospital, just a few miles away. Doctors tried valiantly to save him. But they couldn't. Within hours, the body was flown in Air Force One to the Navy Medical Center in Washington D.C. Americans mourned for their president John F. Kennedy.…

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    Norma Rowe Oral History

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    remember, The 1950s and 1960s were a very eventful time for all Americans. When she was a young adult she experienced events such as John F. Kennedy’s election and assassination. She also experienced how entertainment changed and the Vietnam War. Norma Rowe also discussed her everyday life in the 1950s and 1960s. The election and assassination of John F. Kennedy was a major event in 1963. The Vietnam War was an ongoing problem from 1955 to 1975. In the election of…

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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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    In this article, Monsky claims that media coverage played an influential role in the way Americans remember and think about the assassination President Kennedy. However, Monsky argues that the continuous media coverage of the President shapes the views regarding the assassination of the Kennedy. According to Monsky (5) newspapers such as the “Dallas Times Herald” published the primary motorcade routes President Kennedy would use through downtown Dallas before his trip. As such, the assassin got…

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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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