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
Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness The Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness is an organisation set up following the murder of the British Member of parliament Jo Cox which planned to find ways to reduce loneliness in the United Kingdom. The commission was launched in January 2017 with the intention of producing a report that would outline ways to combat loneliness in the UK. The commission was co-chaired by MPs Seema Kennedy and Rachel Reeves, and involved 13 charities, including Age UK and Action for Children. The final report was released in December 2017 and had recommendations in three areas: Following