Timeline of the John F. Kennedy assassination
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This article outlines the timeline of events before, during, and after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States.
Prelude
Events before 1963 (1956–1962)
October 24, 1956: Lee Harvey Oswald drops out of high school and joins the U.S. Marine Corps, where he is trained as a sharpshooter.
October 31, 1959: Oswald defects to the Soviet Union and is sent to work at an electronics factory in Minsk.
November 8, 1960: John F. Kennedy wins the 1960 United States presidential election.
June 13, 1962: Oswald returns to the United States with his wife Marina and their child to live in Texas.
October 9, 1962: Oswald rents P.O. Box 2915 under his real name at the Dallas post office. He will maintain the rental until May 14, 1963.
November 6, 1962: Democrat John Connally is elected governor of Texas.
Events leading up to the assassination (1963)
January
January 15: Connally takes the oath as governor of Texas. As governor, he will assist with planning for President Kennedy's trip to Texas and will serve as Kennedy's host.
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