Kennedy Assassination

Kennedy arrives in Texas

Nov 23, 1963

Crowds gathered in Dallas as President Kennedy arrived from the airport.

Kennedy is shot

Nov 23, 1963

As the motorcade moved through the downtown area, shots rang out. Kennedy slumped over, fatally wounded.

Johnson becomes President

Nov 23, 1963

Within hours of President Kennedy's death, Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as President.

America mourns President

Nov 23, 1963

Over the next few days, Americans mourned the loss of their president. Millions watched the funeral on TV. Many felt that Kennedy's assassination had also killed something in them.

Lee Harvey Oswald is arrested

Nov 23, 1963

Within hours of the shooting, Dallas police arrested Lee Harvey Oswald as a suspect. Two days later,he was shot to death, leading people to question whether he acted alone.

Johnson called on Warren Commission to investigate

Nov 23, 1963

To end Speculation, President Johnson had the Warren Commission investigate the assassination. They spent 10 months reviewing the evidence, coming to the conclusion that Oswald acted alone in killing President Kennedy.