On November 22, 1963, the nation lost not only its 35th President but also its innocence. The assassination of John F. Kennedy—shot in broad daylight while riding in an open limousine through downtown Dallas—remains one of the most scrutinized events in modern history. His alleged killer, Lee Harvey Oswald, a disaffected former Marine who flirted with Marxism, defected to the Soviet Union, and openly praised Fidel Castro, never stood trial. Instead, he was gunned down on live television by Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner with murky motives and even murkier connections. . .
