John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of The United States, was arguably one of the most influential and beloved leaders in America’s history. His untimely assassination rocked the world, and has left plenty of questions unanswered.

November 22, 1963 was a far from normal day in Dallas, Texas. The sun was shining, and the crowds were buzzing. The abnormal level of excitement on that day in Dallas was to welcome President John F. Kennedy to their city. Police rolled through the streets, preparing for the event. Americans lined the sidewalk, awaiting the event. Everything seemed ordinary, but behind the scenes, it wasn’t.

As the President arrived and passed through the streets in an open limousine-waving at the crowd, the crowd waving back- he was suddenly struck by multiple bullets, the second striking him in the head. He was rushed to the hospital, but would later be pronounced dead.

JFK’s assassination sparked immediate sadness, and stirred intense controversy. Although the shooter Lee Harvey Oswald was captured (he would later be killed), conspiracy theorists and researchers have suggested Oswald was not the only man involved in Kennedy’s assassination.

According to accounts, eighty percent of witnesses recall hearing three shots being fired. In addition, many witnesses have referenced the possibility of additional shooters. One witness, Howard Brynnanm recalled seeing a man fire a shot in a building right beside the street Kennedy was on.

Also, photographs taken during the incident have depicted others who could have possibly been involved in the assassination, from one nicknamed “Black Dog Man” who could have been a potential shooter, to another named “Umbrella Man” who could have been some sort of signaler, as he was carrying an umbrella on a bright and sunny day.

The references and photographs all focus on different locations, contributing to the theory that there were multiple shooters and numerous people involved. While the nation recovered and moved forward from JFK’s death, debates around the facts remain. The historic day lives on in photographs, first person accounts, and history books around the globe.