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Jack Ruby was sentenced to death for murdering Lee Harvey Oswald, JFK s assassin. Ruby s verdict was the first courtroom verdict to be televised in U.S. history. It was later overturned and he died from cancer while awaiting a retrial.

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Fun Fact: Jack Ruby was sentenced to death for murdering Lee Harvey Oswald, JFK’s assassin. Ruby’s verdict was the first courtroom verdict to be televised in U.S. history. It was later overturned and he died from cancer while awaiting a retrial.

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