This Day in History: br John F. Kennedy Is Assassinated.br November 22, 1963.br The 35th president of the br United States was assassinated br while traveling through br downtown Dallas, TX.br Kennedy was shot br at 12:30 pm as his br motorcade passed the br Texas School Book Depository.br Former Marine br Lee Harvey Oswald br allegedly fired three br shots from the sixth floor.br The shots fatally wounded br the president, who was br pronounced dead 30 minutes later.br Hours later, br Oswald was br arrested by br Dallas police.br Two days later, br he was shot and killed br by Jack Ruby as he br was being transported.br The murder was viewed on br live television by millions br of Americans.