John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. The President was on a political trip to Texas and was riding in an open-top car in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza when he was shot. Kennedy was rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:00 PM. The assassination of John F. Kennedy remains a significant event in American history and has been the subject of many investigations, books, and conspiracy theories.