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JFK assassinationAtlas

Government & Politics · Assassinations & deaths of public figures

Competing accounts of whether Lee Harvey Oswald fired shots that struck President Kennedy, whether he acted alone if so, whether a shot came from inside the motorcade, and whether U.S. intelligence agencies were involved beyond investigative roles.

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Timeline

  1. 1963-11-22 · eventAssassination in Dallas
  2. 1963-11-22 · eventKennedy shot in Dealey Plaza
  3. 1963-11-22 · eventMotorcade protective detail in Dealey Plaza
  4. 1963-11-24 · eventLee Harvey Oswald killed before trial
  5. 1963-11-24 · eventOswald killed before trial
  6. 1963-11-25 · first_appearanceImmediate lone-gunman vs plot framing
  7. 1963-11-29 · investigationExecutive Order 11130 creates Warren Commission
  8. 1964-09-24 · document_releaseWarren Commission submits its report
  9. 1964-09-24 · investigationWarren Report submitted
  10. 1966 · popularizationEarly critical literature wave
  11. 1976-04-30 · investigationHSCA-era intelligence operations inquiry materials referenced
  12. 1978 · investigationHSCA takes FBI supervisory depositions on JFK file handling
  13. 1979 · document_releaseHouse Select Committee on Assassinations final report issued
  14. 1979 · investigationHSCA report
  15. 1992 · document_releaseJFK Assassination Records Collection Act framework advances public releases
  16. 1992 · document_releaseJFK Records Act era begins
  17. 2015 · amplificationRenewed public analysis of Oswald backyard rifle photograph
  18. 2025 · document_releasePublic push over George Joannides CIA file declassification

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