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The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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What happened
President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed while riding in a motorcade through Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested and then himself killed two days later; Vice President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in aboard Air Force One.
Why it matters
Kennedy's assassination was a national trauma that ended the optimism of his 'New Frontier,' and it thrust Johnson into the presidency, from which he would drive through the landmark civil rights laws of the 1960s.
Sources
- HISTORY (A&E). John F. Kennedy · Reputable source