November 22 Birthday
November 22, 1963: President John F. Kennedy was shot while riding in an open convertible through Dealey Plaza in Dallas. Lee Harvey Oswald, from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository, fired three shots. The official conclusion of the Warren Commission was that Oswald acted alone. Polls consistently show that a majority of Americans do not believe this. The Zapruder film, a 26-second home movie of the assassination, became the most analyzed piece of footage in history. It was not shown to the public for 12 years. People born on November 22 fall under the zodiac sign of Sagittarius. The birthstone is Topaz and the birth flower is Chrysanthemum. Historical events on November 22 include 1963: JFK assassinated in Dallas, 1990: Margaret Thatcher resigns, 2005: Angela Merkel becomes Chancellor. Famous people born on November 22 include Charles de Gaulle (1890), Rodney Dangerfield (1921), Jamie Lee Curtis (1958).