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YEAR HE WAS BORN
Brookline , Massachusetts -
Israel-United States standoff
In 1960, Kennedy stated, "Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom -
YEAR HE DIED
He was assassinated in Dallas -
Civil Rights Act
Kennedy's civil rights proposals led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964