| On This Day in American History |
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On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, is assassinated while riding through Dallas, Texas, in an opened-topped vehicle. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who rarely accompanied her husband on political trips, was by his side when he was shot. Thirty minutes later, Kennedy, 46, was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Shortly afterward, Vice President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as the nation’s 36th president with Mrs. Kennedy by his side. |
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