publication date: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 (part of Winter 2017)

category: Controversy

clue: When this Dallas businessman brought his camera to watch a presidential motorcade, he unintentionally filmed one of the most important 26 seconds of footage in American history.

explanation: Zapruder filmed the Kennedy assassination in 1963. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, and Jesse King


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