This Day in History: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Today marks 56 years since the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy during his visit to Dallas, Texas.
In November 1960, John F. Kennedy defeated his opponent, Richard Nixon, in the U.S. presidential elections, becoming the 35th President of the United States. Nearly three years later, Kennedy decided to run for a second term and embarked on a campaign in the southern states. Kennedy, being Catholic, liberal, urban, and from the North, decided to visit these regions to gain support.
During his trip to Texas, he was accompanied by his wife, Jackie. On this day, they traveled in a car with Texas Governor John Connally. An assassin, allegedly Lee Harvey Oswald, shot him three times from a nearby building, killing him. Connally, seated beside Kennedy, was also injured in the attack.
The assassination of Kennedy sparked numerous conspiracy theories and mysteries, leading many to suspect that perhaps Oswald was not the sole assassin or did not act alone. However, to this day, no other individuals have been factually linked to the assassination, aside from Oswald himself.
