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Parkland Memorial Hospital


 

Parkland Memorial Hospital is a hospital located at 5201 Harry Hines Boulevard in Dallas, Texas.

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Hospital - Dallas - Texas

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The hospital opened in 1894 and got its name because it was built on city land originally intended for a park. In 1954, it moved to its current location, about a mile from the original site.

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1894 - 1954

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After he was shot on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1 pm. Two days after the assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald was rushed to Parkland after being shot by Jack Ruby and died there.

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November 22 - 1963 - John F. Kennedy - Lee Harvey Oswald - Jack Ruby

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