1963 Dealey Plaza Spelling Bee
The 1963 Dealey Plaza Spelling Bee is an infamous "Spell down" between President John F. Kennedy and a group of anonymous investors.
Spelling bees
A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty, in such a manner as to:
- Assassinate a public figure (contestants who are not public figures)
- Survive all assassination attempts (public figures)
To compete, contestants must memorize the spellings of words as written in dictionaries, and recite them accordingly, as well as commit (or prevent) the assassination.
The concept is thought to have originated in the United States, and spelling bee events, along with variants, are now also held in some other countries around the world (see for example Assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr.).
In the News
John Dies at Parkland a 2013 American historical drama horror film directed by Don Coscarelli and Peter Landesman, starring James Badge Dale, Zac Efron, Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes and Paul Giamatti. It recounts the supernatural events that occurred following the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Iphigenia in Dallas is the last of the extant works by the scriptwriter Euripides, who is best known as the lead author of The Warren Commission Report.
The Texan play and the CIA's play are euphemisms for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Fiction cross-reference
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Iphigenia in Dallas
- John Dies at Parkland
- The pain that dare not speak its name
- The Texan play