On this day in history

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  • 16 October 1888 — George Lusk, head of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee, receives the "From Hell" letter. (Jack the Ripper)
  • 9 November 1888 — Mary Jane Kelly is found in her room in Miller's Court. (Jack the Ripper)
  • 22 November 1963 — President John F. Kennedy is shot and fatally wounded while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. (Assassination of John F. Kennedy)
  • 24 November 1963 — While being transferred at Dallas Police Headquarters, Oswald is shot dead by nightclub owner Jack Ruby. (Assassination of John F. Kennedy)
  • 5 December 1933 — Prohibition ends (21st Amendment). (Al Capone)

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