Who killed Lee Harvey Oswald on live television two days after Kennedy's assassination?

• A. Lee Harvey Oswald
• B. Jack Ruby
• C. John F. Kennedy
• D. James Earl Ray

Answer: (B)

The event centers on a moment of televised history: a nightclub operator named Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald on live TV. This happened in Dallas on November 24, 1963, just two days after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Oswald had been arrested for Kennedy’s death, and the shooting occurred as he was being moved from the city jail to the county jail, with cameras rolling in the background. Ruby’s action was broadcast nationwide, making it one of the most memorable live moments in American history.

To place it in context, Oswald did not kill himself, John F. Kennedy was the one who was assassinated, and James Earl Ray later became known for killing Martin Luther King Jr.