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U.S. President John F. Kennedy assassinated: 22 November 1963 - This Day in History
The most notorious political murder in recent American history occurred this day in 1963, when John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. president (1961–63), was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, while riding in an open car. More Events on this day: 1994:Mount Merapi, on the island of Java, erupted, killing 64 people. 1990:Margaret Thatcher announced her resignation as British prime minister after a split occurred in the ranks of the Conservative Party. 1975:Juan Carlos became king of Spain, two days after the death of Francisco Franco. 1718: The pirate Blackbeard was killed off the coast of North Carolina.
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Charles de Gaulle: Biography of the Day
Charles de Gaulle
"Since those whose duty it was to wield the sword of France have let it fall shattered to the ground, I have taken up the broken blade."
Charles de Gaulle, 1940 French soldier, writer, and statesman Charles de Gaulle, born this day in 1890, commanded the Free French Forces during World War II and was France's first leader after the war and the architect of the Fifth Republic.
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