John F. Kennedy assassination rifle John F. Kennedy assassination rifle In March 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, using the alias "A. Hidell", purchased by mail order a 6.5×52mm Carcano Model 91/38 infantry rifle (described by the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy as a "Mannlicher–Carcano") rifle with a telescopic sight. He also purchased a revolver from a different company, by the same method. The Hidell alias was determined from multiple sources to be Oswald. Oswald fired the rifle from the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, Texas, to assassinate U.S. President John F. Kennedy as his motorcade drove by on November 22, 1963. Photographs
MV John F. Kennedy MV John F. Kennedy The MV "John F. Kennedy" is the last remaining active "Kennedy"-class ferry operating for the Staten Island Ferry, carrying passengers between Whitehall Terminal in Manhattan and St. George Terminal in Staten Island. Built by Levingston Shipbuilding Company in 1965, it celebrated its 50th birthday in 2015. "John F. Kennedy" was named for the 35th President of the United States. She entered service in 1965 alongside her two sister ships, the MV "American Legion" and the MV "The Gov. Herbert H. Lehman". While "American Legion" was retired in 2006 as the newer "Molinari"-class ferries entered service, and