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The Warren Commission begins JFK assassination investigation

A photograph of a 1964 silver half dollar coin, showing John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Image: Shutterstock.com | Above: A photograph of a 1964 silver half dollar coin, showing John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

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Only five days previously, JFK’s assassin had himself been assassinated in a police station. The country was in chaos and gripped by conspiracy theories.

In an attempt to calm the panic and paranoia, the newly appointed President, Lyndon B. Johnson established the Warren Commission.

Its findings were eagerly awaited, but equally disputed...