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Oswald birth

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1939, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Oswald origin

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son of Marguerite and Robert Oswald Sr, who dies of heart attack 2 months before Lee is born.
2 siblings
1942- Marguerite sends boys to orphanage and then boarding school
1952- Lee and Marguerite move to New York City, in Bronx
truants school, taken to court and sent to youth detention centre for 3 weeks of psychiatric evaluation. Doctor declared that he was, “an emotionally disturbed youngster.”

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Oswald Marines career

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1956- enlists
1958- wounds himself with an illegal pistol and was court-martialed. Started to learn Russian.
1959- resigns from Marines

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what did the sergeant in charge of training say about Oswald?

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“A slightly better than average shot for a marine, excellent by civilian standards.”

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time in Soviet Union

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1959- travels to Helsinki, Finland where he gains Visa to enter Soviet Union
17th October 1959- applies for Soviet citizenship but KGB refuse. Allowed to remain in USSR on the basis of a yearly review.
31st October 1959- goes to US embassy in USSR to renounce his US citizenship
13th February 1960- notifies US Embassy that he wants to return to USA
30th April- marries Marina Prusakova
2nd June 1962- gains permission to return to USA

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immigration to Dallas

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October 1962
befriends group of Russian emigres
George de Mohrenschildt finds him a job at a photo lab
Oswald allegedly uses lab equipment to forge new identity, Alex J. Hidell

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ordering gun

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12th March 1963
A. Hidell orders a Mannlicher-Carcano rifle

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New Orleans trip

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24th April 1963
travels to start New Orleans chapter of Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC)
17th August- talks about role as ‘secretary’ of New Orleans chapter of FPCC on radio

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Mexico City trip

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26th September 1963
man claiming to be Oswald visits Cuban Consulate in Mexico City where he fills out a Visa application to enter Cuba. He is told it would take several months to get Soviet Visa and can’t enter Cuba without one.
14th October- returns to Dallas

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job at Texas School Book Depository

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16th October 1963- starts work

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22nd November 1963

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JFK assassinated
Oswald arrested for murder of J.D. Tippit

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Oswald charged with assassination of JFK

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23rd November 1963

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Oswald death

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24th November 1963- murdered by Jack Ruby

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