nov 22, 1963 - Assassination of John F. Kennedy

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This was the assassination of the 35th president of the United States via a sniper while he was driving by in his motorcade. His assassin was Lee Harvey Oswald who was a communist although he was believed to be acting as a lone wolf and was not in connection to any foreign government. It occurred in Dallas Texas during a formal presidential visit. The causes aren't 100% known but the official explanation is that Oswald was a deranged radical. The effect was that The Civil Rights Movement became more radical and that many conspiracy theories arose.

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