What is Assassination of John F. Kennedy?
{{Infobox civilian attack |title= Assassination of John F. Kennedy |image=JFK limousine.png |image_upright=1.25 |caption=President John F. Kennedy with his wife, [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jacqueline]], and [[Governor of Texas|Texas Governor]] [[John Connally]] with his wife, [[Nellie Connally|Nellie]], in the [[Presidential state car (United States)|presidential limousine]], minutes before the assassination |location=[[Dealey Plaza]], [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], [[United States|U.S.]] |target=[[John F. Kennedy]] |date={{start date and age|1963|11|22}} |time=12:30 p.m. |timezone= [[Central Time Zone|Central Standard Time]] |coordinates= {{Coord|32.77903|N|96.80867|W|region:US-TX_type:event|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |type=[[Sniper]] [[assassination]] |weapons=[[6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano|6.5×52mm]] Italian [[Carcano|Carcano M91/38]] [[bolt-action rifle]] |fatalities=John F. Kennedy<br>[[J. D. Tippit]] |injuries=[[John Connally]]<br>[[James Tague]] |perp=[[Lee Harvey Oswald]] }} [[John F. Kennedy]], the 35th [[president of the United States]], was shot and killed in [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]] on November 22, 1963. This happened while he was riding in the presidential motorcade through [[Dealey Plaza]] with his wife [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jackie]], Texas Governor [[John Connally]] and Connally's wife [[Nellie Connally|Nellie]]. == Shooting and death == As the car drove into Dealey Plaza, shots were fired. Kennedy was shot once in the throat, and once in the head. It happened at 12:30&nbsp;p.m. [[Central Time Zone (Americas)|Central Standard Time]] (18:30 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]). The motorcade drove to [[Parkland Memorial Hospital]] {{convert|4|mi}} away. At 1:00&nbsp;p.m., Kennedy was pronounced dead. [[Lee Harvey Oswald]] was the main suspect in the murder. He was arrested on the same day for the murder of a policeman, [[J. D. Tippit]]. He was charged with both murders later that night.<ref>Tippit murder affidavit: [http://www.history-matters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh20/html/WH_Vol20_01