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John F. Kennedy was born.
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Kennedy family moves to Riverdale, N.Y.
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Graduates from Choate, a boarding school for boys in Connecticut.
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Enters Princeton University, but withdraws due to illness.
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Tours Europe with his friend Lem Billings.
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Graduates from Harvard University.
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At age 24, he joined the U.S. Navy.
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JFK is awarded the Purple Heart and the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his bravery.
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He is discharged from the Navy
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His sister Kathleen is killed in an airplane crash in France.
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Marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier in Newport, R.I.
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Undergoes surgery for a back injury
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Undergoes major back surgery and nearly loses his life.
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Caroline Bouvier Kennedy is born.
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Defeats Nixon to become the 35th president of the United States.
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Birth of John F. Kennedy, Jr
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At age 43, he takes the oath of office to become the 35th president of the United States.
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He signs a bill creating the Peace Corps.
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He delivers a speech saying the US will put a man on the moon "before the end of this decade."
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy is fatally shot in the head
