Assassination of John F. Kennedy
1963 murder of the 35th U.S. President / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. This happened while he was riding in the presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza with his wife Jackie, Texas Governor John Connally and Connally's wife Nellie.
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Location | Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Coordinates | 32°46′45″N 96°48′31″W |
Date | November 22, 1963; 60 years ago (1963-11-22) 12:30 p.m. (Central Standard Time) |
Target | John F. Kennedy |
Attack type | Sniper assassination |
Weapons | 6.5×52mm Italian Carcano M91/38 bolt-action rifle |
Deaths | John F. Kennedy J. D. Tippit |
Injured | John Connally James Tague |
Perpetrator | Lee Harvey Oswald |
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