The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. president, occurred on November 22, 1963, while Kennedy was riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. He was shot from the Texas School Book Depository by Lee Harvey Oswald. Kennedy was pronounced dead at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president later that day. Oswald was arrested and charged with murder. Two days later, he was shot dead by Jack Ruby on live television. The Warren Commission concluded that Oswald killed Kennedy, acting alone; most later federal investigations have agreed with its general findings. The event is still the subject of debate and conspiracy theories, in which many Americans believe. Kennedy's killing had a profound impact and was the first of four major assassinations during the 1960s in the U.S., including that of Kennedy's brother Robert in 1968. Kennedy was the fourth U.S. president to be assassinated and the most recent to have died in office.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1797:

The Geisel School of Medicine, the fourth oldest medical school in the United States, was founded by the physician Nathan Smith. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geisel_School_of_Medicine

1968:

The Beatles released their eponymous double album, popularly known as the White Album. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_%28album%29

1987:

Two television stations in Chicago had their broadcast signals hijacked with footage of an unknown person wearing a Max Headroom mask and costume. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_signal_hijacking

2013:

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen defeated India's Viswanathan Anand to become world chess champion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Carlsen

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

assassinee: (nonstandard, often humorous) One who is assassinated. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/assassinee

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. … Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce. … All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days, nor in the life of this Administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.   --John F. Kennedy https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy