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Sixth Floor Museum
Dallas, Texas and surrounding
Unusual places,  Museums, Galleries, Exhibitions
Unusual places, 
Museums, Galleries, Exhibitions

The Sixth Floor Museum is a curious and unusual place. It is believed that the shooter who killed John Kennedy on November 22, 1963, was located on the sixth floor of this building. On that day, the motorcade of the 35th President of the United States of America was traveling through the streets of Dallas as part of the campaign. Kennedy was injured on Elm Street.

The moment Kennedy's car drove past the school book depository, shots rang out. Most eyewitnesses claim that there were three shots. Some recall five or even six shots.

The first bullet hit Kennedy in the back, passed through his body and exited through his neck before wounding John Connelly, who was sitting in the front seat of the car. The second bullet hit the President in the head. The size of the hole after the shot was almost the size of a fist. So everything in the car was spattered with John F. Kennedy's blood.

Surprisingly, Kennedy was still alive after such injuries. He was taken to the hospital. There, the doctor even tried to resuscitate the President but he failed to save him. At exactly one o'clock in the afternoon, the doctor signed the death certificate. And at 13:31, a press conference was held to announce the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

The murder suspect, Lee Harvey Oswald, was arrested on the same day at eight o’clock in the evening. He was charged because a Dallas resident told police that immediately after the shooting, he raised his head and looked at the book depository building. There, in the window of the sixth floor, he saw the shooter. After that, police were informed that Lee Harvey Oswald left the building immediately after the shooting. He was accused of murder.

The museum houses exhibitions about the life of John F. Kennedy, his family, the election race and activities as President of the United States. There are also documents and photos. And the last moments of Kennedy's life are broadcast on screens.

Address: 411 Elm St

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