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A Dallas jury convicted Jack Ruby of murder for shooting Lee Harvey Oswald on li
1964 Event

March 14

Jack Ruby Found Guilty: The Man Who Shot Oswald Gets the Death Penalty

A Dallas jury convicted Jack Ruby of murder for shooting Lee Harvey Oswald on live television, sentencing him to death. The verdict was later overturned on appeal, but Ruby died of cancer before retrial, leaving unanswered questions about his motives that fueled conspiracy theories for generations.

March 14, 1964

62 years ago

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