nov 22, 1963 - JFK assassination
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(1) John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza.
(2)Kennedy was riding with his wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally, and Connally's wife Nellie when he was fatally shot by former U.S. Marine Lee Harvey Oswald firing in ambush from a nearby building.
(3)Dealey Plaza, Dallas, TX
(4)Kennedy was "probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy" Kennedy's assassination is still the subject of widespread debate and has spawned numerous conspiracy theories and alternative scenarios.
(5)news shocked nation: great confusion but also cheering from K's opponents
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