original post: https://redd.it/e1h247
In 1963: JFK is shot & killed. The tragedy caught by Abraham Zapruder, who sells rights to the 28-second video Time/Life for $150K ($1.26M in today’s $). In 1975, Zapruders get rights back for $1. Government buys it from Zapruders in 1999 for $16M
Damnthatsinteresting by Asad_OG