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Jack Ruby

Jack Leon Ruby (born Jacob Rubenstein; March 25, 1911 January 3, 1967) was an American nightclub owner. He murdered Lee Harvey Oswald two days after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He was born in Chicago, and operated nightclubs in Texas. Oswald had been arrested for Kennedy's assassination in Dallas, Texas. On November 24, 1963, two days after the assassination, Ruby shot and fatally wounded Oswald in the basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters, and was immediately arrested. The shooting was captured on live television. In March 1964, he was convicted and sentenced to death for Oswald's murder. The conviction was overturned on appeal in 1966, and Ruby was granted a new trial, but he fell ill, was diagnosed with cancer, and died of a pulmonary embolism on January 3, 1967. In 1964, the Warren Commission concluded that there was no evidence Jack Ruby was part of a conspiracy. Despite this, Ruby's killing of Oswald has stoked John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories.

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Jack Leon Ruby (born Jacob Rubenstein; March 25, 1911 January 3, 1967) was an American nightclub owner. He murdered Lee Harvey Oswald two days after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He was born in Chicago, and operated nightclubs in Texas. Oswald had been arrested for Kennedy's assassination in Dallas, Texas. On November 24, 1963, two days after the assassination, Ruby shot and fatally wounded Oswald in the basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters, and was immediately arrested. The shooting was captured on live television. In March 1964, he was convicted and sentenced to death for Oswald's murder. The conviction was overturned on appeal in 1966, and Ruby was granted a new trial, but he fell ill, was diagnosed with cancer, and died of a pulmonary embolism on January 3, 1967. In 1964, the Warren Commission concluded that there was no evidence Jack Ruby was part of a conspiracy. Despite this, Ruby's killing of Oswald has stoked John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories.

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  1. date of birth: 1911-03-25 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1911-03-25 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of death: 1967-01-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. date of death: 1967-01-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1911-03-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1911-03-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of death is "1967-01-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the date of death is "1967-01-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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