Misfortunate Monday: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

     Hello everybody and welcome back to another edition of Nations Made Fun! I'll be your host, Mr. Nations, your tour guide to this massive ball of rock that we call home! Today we'll be taking a look at the assassination of John F. Kennedy, a horrible tragedy to befall such a young president. Well, what are waiting for? Let's get into it!

     John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in a motorcade riding through Dallas, Texas while riding to the Trade Mart to deliver another speech. While passing through the Dealey Plaza, the motorcade passed the Texas Schoolbook Depository. Shots rang out and one passed through the president's neck, ultimately landing in Governor Connally's thigh.

     The second shot, however, was the killer. It hit the back of JFK's head and killed him. The motorcade raced off to the hospital, but the doctor's attempts of revival were futile. Kennedy was dead.

     The killer was later identified as Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswald was apprehended and spent time in jail, after shooting a police officer who attempted to arrest him. Oswald was never able to go to court because he was shot by nightclub owner Jack Ruby, who said he did it to "spare Jacqueline Kennedy from having to testify in court." Ruby was later put to death before a retrial could be held.

     Fast Facts:

• Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the new president of the United States on Air Force 1.
• The grand open-top limousine JFK had been riding in was specially flown in from Washington D.C.
• Jacqueline Kennedy refused to take off her pink Chanel suit stained with her husband's blood. 

     Sources: https://www.britannica.com/event/assassination-of-John-F-Kennedy/Conspiracy-theories
     https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/history/info-10-2013/50-facts-about-jfk-assassination.html