1. The assassination of John F. Kennedy remains one of the most widely disputed historical events
Serving as the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy exploded to popularity in the 1950s following a glowing performance in the Pacific Theater during the Second World War. Elected at the age of just forty-three, becoming the second-youngest individual to win the Oval Office in 1960, Kennedy’s tenure was marked by a period of dangerous escalation in the Cold War which culminated in the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. During a visit to Dallas on November 22, 1963, however, whilst riding in an open-top motorcade, Kennedy was shot in the head by former Marine Lee Harvey Oswald.
Arrested seventy minutes after the shooting, Oswald was charged with murder before himself being assassinated by Jack Ruby the following day. Whilst the Warren Commission concluded Oswald acted entirely alone, as did a subsequent House investigation, sustained belief in a wider conspiracy remains prevalent. Believed by as many as eighty percent of the American public, despite an absence of evidence supporting these assertions, it has been widely alleged additional shots were fired, that bullet trajectories fail to match up, and that additional organizational support, often involving the CIA or sometimes organized crime syndicates, were responsible for motivating Oswald.
Where do we find this stuff? Here are our sources:
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The Pearl Harbor Myth: Rethinking the Unthinkable”, George Victor, Potomac Books (2007)
“The Judas Factor: The Plot to Kill Malcolm X”, Karl Evanzz, Thunder’s Mouth Press (1992)
“Moon Hoax: Debunked!”, Paulo Attivissimo, Lulu Publishing (2013)