Echoes of History Beautiful Sites Where the World Was Forever Changed

16. The Texas School Book Depository: The Shot That Shook a Nation

In the heart of downtown Dallas, an unassuming red-brick building changed American history forever. On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by a sniper firing from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository. What had once been just another office and warehouse for school textbooks became one of the most infamous crime scenes in modern history. Today, the building houses The Sixth Floor Museum, preserving the memory of that fateful day and the lasting impact of JFK’s presidency.