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Birth of Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald is born on October 18th, 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana. -
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Lee Harvey Oswald
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First School
Lee Harvey Oswald enters his first school, Benbrook Elementry in Fort Worth, Texas. -
Missing School
Oswalds move to the Bronx and Lee Harvey Oswald enters P.S. 117, where he is frequently absent from class. -
Goes to Youth House
Lee Harvey Oswald is declared a truant and remanded to Youth House where he receives a psychological evaluation. -
Released From Youth House
Lee Harvey Oswald is released from the Youth House and returns to court and placed on probation. -
Drops out of School, Enlists in Military
Lee Harvey Oswald drops out of school, and later that month tries to enlist in the millitary but is denied. -
Orders Pistol
Lee Harvey Oswald orders a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver by mail. This is not the weapon he used to kill John F Kennedy. -
Assassinates John F Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed President John F Kennedy while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. -
Kills Officer
After the assassination of John F Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald flees the area and is questioned by Police Officer J.D. Tippit. Oswald shoots and kills him. -
Lee Harvey Oswald Murdered
In the basement of the Dallas police station, Lee Harvey Oswald, is shot to death by Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner.
