Was JF Kennedy killed by the Black Umbrella Man?

Conspiracy theorists have had a field day expounding theories about why Kennedy was assassinated and by whom. This postulation appeals to me.

What I have always found confusing was to refer to John Fitzgerald Kennedy as “Jack Kennedy.” To ensure that I was not referring to one of his siblings or offspring, for 40 years I have always used his initials JFK. Kennedy was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until he was assassinated on 22nd November 1963 in Dallas Texas.

The event left a deeply-lasting impression on many Americans. As with the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour before it, and the September 11, 2001 attacks after it, asking “Where were you when you heard about President Kennedy’s assassination” would become a common topic of discussion.

Main picture: Was the black umbrella man the true assassin of JFK?

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How a lowly Russian Political Officer prevented a Nuclear Armageddon

If not for courageous actions of Vasily Arkipov, the Cuban Missile Crisis would have become known as the Cuban Missile War

History is normally portrayed from the viewpoint of the person in charge: the King, the President or the Commander-in-Chief. Their memoirs – and more importantly history – are recorded from their point of view – the strategic level. I can well imagine a Montgomery or an Eisenhower gently sipping their 20 year old red wine in a plush air-conditioned mobile home 150 miles from the front while the ordinary soldier was enduring temperatures of minus ten degrees somewhere in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium during December 1944 at the height of the Battle of the Bulge.

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