1970
The JFK Memorial was built in honor of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. JFK died in Dallas on November 22, 1963 at 12:25p.m.  In 1970, a memorial to JFK was designed by one of America’s leading architects, Philip Johnson.  Located on Main and Market Streets in Downtown Dallas, the JFK Memorial attracts thousands of visitors each year who come to Dallas to pay homage to this great American President.   Phillip Johnson described the 30' tall and 50' wide memorial made of concrete panels as an “open tomb”.

John F. Kennedy was killed in Dallas by assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.  Lee Harvey Oswald was captured soon after, and sent to jail prior to his impending trial.  Then, Oswald was killed on November 24, at the age of 24, by Jack Ruby (Jacob Rubenstein) a Dallas nightclub owner.  Oswald died from a gunshot to the stomach, and Jack Ruby was convicted of murder.  His lawyer argued that the trial in Dallas wasn’t fair, and asked for a new trial in a different location.  While in jail awaiting his new trial in Wichita Falls, Jack Ruby died of cancer on January 3, 1967. Many people saw Ruby as a hero for killing the man who shot our beloved President, John F. Kennedy.