President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 while riding through the city in a motorcade. Though there has been much controversy and discussion about the events that day, it is commonly believed that John F. Kennedy was shot by radical activist Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone. Numerous conspiracy theories have surrounded the assassination of JFK, but none have been proven.

After President John F. Kennedy was shot, he was rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital. Kennedy was later pronounced dead at the hospital at approximately 1pm. John Connally—the Governor of Texas at the time—was also wounded and brought to Parkland Memorial Hospital.

JFK was shot at 12:30 pm as his limousine turned into Dealy Plaza. According to the Warren Commission the president was shot in the neck, and a second bullet shattered the right side of his skull.

Oswald was arrested an hour and 20 minutes after the assassination, for killing a Dallas police officer. The officer, J.D. Tippit, spotted Oswald walking down the sidewalk. When Officer Tippit tried to arrest him, Oswald shot him. Oswald was charged with the murder of JFK, and the officer. He never went to trial because just two days after the incident he was shot while being transported from police headquarters to jail.

Abraham Zapruder happened to be filming President John F. Kennedy's motorcade on the morning of Kennedy's assassination. Using a camera that normally would have been used for home-movies, Zapruder ended up shooting footage that day that many believe captures the most complete depiction of the events that day. Zapruder's footage would also prove useful during the Warren Commission hearings and also the subsequent assassination investigations.

Although the original film was shaky and very unstable due to Abraham Zapruder's movement while he shot the video, in recent years a stabilized version of the film has been rendered. This stabilized version is available for viewing below (Caution: NSFW).

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