The murky circumstances of his death have since spawned a federal investigation and numerous conspiracy theories — which will hopefully be explained when the full batch of JFK files are released.

Did you know that over 5 million JFK assassination-related documents are stored in the National Archives, with thousands still remaining classified? Did you know that former President Donald Trump has ...

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The JFK assassination sent the nation into mourning and shook ... Kennedy's death was one of the first mass media events, with the entire nation watching minute-by-minute television coverage on the ...