Today marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Shot and killed by two bullets fired by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, JFK died a few short hours later. Soon after of his death, Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as President of the United States, but it took America a long time to forget the Kennedy’s. In wake of his assassination, Oswald was charged as the sole perpetrator of the crime, but other theories remained. For the last five decades, Americans have continued to explore the possibilities surrounding Nov. 22, 1963. With films, books and news articles, conspiracy theorists have examined the events of that Friday with fervor, dedicated to the purpose of finding who exactly was behind the mayhem and blaming everyone from different government branches to the mob. Consequently, according to NBC News, four in every five Americans believe conspiracy theories surround the assassination of JFK.
[heading]BearingNews asked students: Do you think conspiracies lie within JFK’s Assassination?[/heading]
For more BearingNews coverage on the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination, check out 5 JFK Articles every American should read.
By Ashleigh Atasoy
Do you think Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of JFK? Do you think other groups were involved in the murder?
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Student View: Was JFK’s assassination a conspiracy?
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