This Day in History: <br />John F. Kennedy Is Assassinated November 22, 1963 The 35th president of the <br />United States was assassinated <br />while traveling through <br />downtown Dallas, TX. Kennedy was shot <br />at 12:30 pm as his <br />motorcade passed the <br />Texas School Book Depository. Former Marine <br />Lee Harvey Oswald <br />allegedly fired three <br />shots from the sixth floor. The shots fatally wounded <br />the president, who was <br />pronounced dead 30 minutes later. Hours later, <br />Oswald was <br />arrested by <br />Dallas police. Two days later, <br />he was shot and killed <br />by Jack Ruby as he <br />was being transported. The murder was viewed on <br />live television by millions <br />of Americans. Conspiracy theories <br />concerning Kennedy's <br />assassination have <br />circulated for decades.
