President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.

In what has become one of the most iconic events of American history, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, as he rode in a car through the streets of the city. Lee Harvey Oswald was taken into custody shortly after the assassination, having shot the President from a book depository window across the square from the car. Oswald was shortly assassinated himself by a man named Jack Ruby, leading to widespread speculation that Oswald was part of a larger conspiracy. Then Vice President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as President immediately following Kennedy's death, and shortly thereafter appointed the Warren Commission to investigate the crime. In December of the same year, Congress passed a resolution authorizing the Commission to subpoena witnesses and obtain evidence concerning any matter relating to the investigation. The result of the investigation was a report that stated the Commission found Oswald and Ruby had each acted alone and in isolation, and that no credible evidence of a conspiracy could be found.

EconEdLink
In Do You Always Own Your Own Private Property? (9-12), students learn about the film taken of the John F. Kennedy assassination by Abraham Zapruder. The U.S. Government claimed the film should be turned over, but the Zapruder family claimed it as their private property and that they would lose revenue from potential video sales if they gave it to the government. In this lesson, students investigate the cost of editing and duplicating videos, advertising costs and other related expenses and revenues. Discussion also includes eminent domain and court of equity.

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In the Science Update JFK Analysis (6-12), atmospheric chemist Ken Rahn describes how he and a ballistics specialist have re-analyzed the data from two major forensic studies of the John F. Kennedy assassination.