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JFK

By tjbechtel

  • JFK Born

    JFK Born
    JFK Biography

  • Graduates from Harvard

    Graduates from Harvard
    Harvard University

  • Navy Hero

    Navy Hero
    Naval HistoryAUG. 3, 1943: While on active duty in Blackett Strait, North Solomon Islands in the Pacific, PT-109 is sunk by the Japanese. Kennedy performed heroically in rescuing his crew.

  • Elected as U.S. Represnetative

    Elected as U.S. Represnetative
    Life of JFKNOV. 5, 1946: Elected as a U.S. representative for the 11th Congressional District in Boston at age 29. He is re-elected in 1948 and 1950.
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    Senator of Massachusetts

    US SenateNOV. 4, 1952: Elected as senator from Massachusetts and re-elected in 1958.

  • Married Jacqueline Lee Bouvie

    Married Jacqueline Lee Bouvie
    Wedding Celebration
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    Presidency

    AssassinationJAN. 20, 1961: At age 43, takes the oath of office to become the 35th president of the United States
    NOV. 22, 1963 (FRIDAY): John Fitzgerald Kennedy is shot at 12:30 p.m. while riding in an open-top limousine in a motorcade through downtown Dallas

  • Burial

    Burial
    JFK BurialNOV. 25, 1963 (MONDAY): John Fitzgerald Kennedy is buried in Arlington National Cemetery with his son Patrick and his daughter Arabella.

  • The Warren Commission

    The Warren Commission
    ConsiperacySEPT. 29, 1964: The Warren Commission publishes a report with its findings. It finds that the lone gunman was Lee Harvey Oswald. They find no evidence "of any conspiracy to assassinate President Kennedy."

  • Jacqueline Dies of Cancer

    Jacqueline Dies of Cancer
    JFK BiographyMAY 19, 1994: Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis dies of cancer. She is buried next to John F. Kennedy and their children in Arlington.