JFK Assassination

  • First attempt

    First attempt
    Lee Harvey Oswald attempted to kill Major General Edwin Walker
  • Period: to

    Assassination

  • FPCC

    FPCC
    Oswald wrote a letter to the Fair Play for Cuba Commitee asking if he could rent a small place in New Orleans to start the FPCC there.
  • First Heard

    I first heard that Oswald was going to assassinate President JFK
  • The note

    The note
    Oswald sent a note to Special Agent James Hosty, who was working on the Major's case, saying, "I will personally blow up the FBI Agency if you don't stop bothering my wife!"
  • Before

    Before
    Oswald was seen 30 minutes before the assassination on the 6th floor of the depository.
  • Assassination

    Assassination
    On Dealey Plaza, in Dallas, Texas, at 12:30 p.m. John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.
  • 12:15-12:25

    An eye witness said they saw Oswald eating lunch on the 3rd floor of the depository from 12:15 P.M. to 12:25 P.M.
  • Officer Tippit

    Officer Tippit
    Right after the assassination of JFK, Oswald was seen talking to Officer Tippit. Right when Tippit got out of the vehicle he was shot 4 times by a revolver, which later was found in Oswald's possession.
  • Texas Theater

    Texas Theater
    Oswald was seen walking into the Texas Theater with no ticket. The eye witness called the theater manager who then called the police.
  • Chase

    I ran after him all the way to Officer Tippit. Once I saw where Officer Tippit was, he was shot. I heard from my sources that he was at a movie theater. I was ready to go to the movies, but the cops were already there. I just left the rest to the cops.
  • Follow

    I followed Oswald to the depository and waited for him to see where he goes. I sat on the 6th floor and waited to stop him. Once he was ready to pull that trigger, I was ready to hop out. But once I hopped out, he already pulled the trigger multiple times.
  • Jack Ruby

    In Subday, November 24th, 1963, Oswald was going to be transferred to the county jail when at 11:21 Jack Ruby came from the crowd and shot Oswald in the lower abdomen. He died at the same hospital as JFK at 1:07 P.M.