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The Assassination Of John F. Kennedy
The assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963, raised questions that until today, have not yet been fully answered. Over the past decades, there have been many conspiracy theories about who was involved. Although the Warren Commission states that the only person who was involved was Lee Harvey Oswald, many people believe that the assassination of Kennedy was a conspiracy. These myths have not yet been completely put to rest. Through the use of existing empirical evidence, research, and scientific reasoning, historians attempt to find the truth about the assassination of John F. Kennedy
What happened in Dallas that day shook America just as much as the events of Pearl Harbor and the recent events of 9/11, the citizens

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