November 22: On This Day in World History … briefly
The assassination had an effect on many people, not only in the US, but around the world. Many vividly remember where they were when they first learned the news that Kennedy was assassinated.
1963: The world mourns for Kennedy
The entire world reeled in shock when news that President John F Kennedy had been shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, hit.
The 46-year old President and Mrs Kennedy were in Texas on the latest leg of a tour of the southern states to gather support for the Democratic Party.
The fatal shooting occurred as the presidential motorcade swept through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas. The President died in his wife’s arms during the dash to the nearest hospital.
Accounts of the event were confused, with witnesses claiming to have heard one or more shots from several directions, but a high-powered rifle was found in an upstairs room of the Texas Book Depository, the window of which overlooked Dealey Plaza.
Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested and charged with the murder and vice-president Lyndon B Johnson was sworn in as president on the way back to Washington.
Most notable historic snippets or facts extracted from the book ‘On This Day’ first published in 1992 by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, London, as well as additional supplementary information extracted from Wikipedia.
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