On this day in 1963 Jack Ruby engendered an entire school of conspiracy theory. We watched it on TV. At the time I wondered how a cheap thug could carry a gun into the basement of the Dallas Police Station. A little reading provided the answer. The myth of the Lone Star permeates the Texan culture, but has its limits.
The Dallas Police were good enough to capture Oswald within hours of shooting the President, but were incompetent to provide security for his transfer from one building to another. They would provide better security for a football team. The Christian faith competes with football for title of Texas State Religion.
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Astonishing the things that happen when a person, people, or nation is thrown into shock.
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