Texas School Book Depository
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The Texas School Book Depository is a building located in Dallas, Texas, United States. It is situated at the corner of Elm Street and North Houston Street, facing Dealey Plaza.
This building gained notoriety on November 22, 1963, when U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while his motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza. Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin, allegedly fired the fatal shots from a window on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository.
Following the assassination, the building's top two floors were converted into the Sixth Floor Museum, which opened in 1989 and is dedicated to President Kennedy's life and the events surrounding his death. Dealey Plaza itself was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993.
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Lee Harvey Oswald…secured a job at the Texas School Book Depository.
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assassination of John F. KennedyThe assassination…president’s convertible passed the multistory Texas School Book Depository building. Moments later, at about 12:30 pm, shots rang out. A bullet pierced the base of the neck of the president, exited through his throat, and then likely (according to the Warren Report) passed through Governor Connally’s shoulder and wrist, ultimately…
Read More…president’s convertible passed the multistory Texas School Book Depository building. Moments later, at about 12:30 pm, shots rang out. A bullet pierced the base of the neck of the president, exited through his throat, and then likely (according to the Warren Report) passed through Governor Connally’s shoulder and wrist, ultimately…
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