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Birth
John F Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was born to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose F. Kennedy. -
Stock Market Crashes
On this day in America, the stock market crashed. Consequently, many people lost their jobs and most of their money. Not only that, it was the beginning of the econimic depression, which lasted for ten long years. -
Graduation from college
John graduated from Choate, a college located in Connecticut. He graduated ranking 64 out of 112. -
Enrolls to Harvard
John enrolled to Harvard, a prestigious university that specializes in law. -
WWII
World War II starts because of various different reasons. Some of these reasons include the Treaty of Versaillies, Hitler's actions, and the failure of the league of nations. World War II lasted a total of six years. -
Pearl Harbor
On this date, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, loacted in Hawaii. Around 2,500 men were killed and an estimated 1,500 were injured. -
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PT Boat
Kennedy served on, then went on to command a PT boat. A PT boat is a motor boat, used by the navy or millitary, equipped with torpedoes. -
Purple Heart
John's boat was hit by a Japanese destroyer; he helped to save most of his crew. He later on earned the Purple Heart for his good deed. -
PT Boat Destroyed
The PT boat that Kennedy was in command of was hit by a Japanese destroyer. Kennedy helped to save most of his crew which helped him achieve the purple heart. -
Sent Home
On this day John was sent home from the Navy. He served a total of 11 years. -
House of Reps.
John was elected to be a part of the House of Representatives. The House of Reps. introduce bills and make laws, along with many other various things. -
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The Korean War
On June 25th, 1950, North Korea crossed the 38th parallel and invaded South Korea. This sparked a war between the two countries. By July, the US entered the war to aid the South Koreans (mostly because we were compleatly against communism). In July of 1953 the war finally ended. As of North and South Korea they are still divided to this day. -
Marriage
On this day, John married Jacqueline Bouvier. Jacqueline was born in Southampton July 28, 1929. After Kennedy's death she went on to marry Aristotle Onassis, one of the world's richest men. -
Profiles in Courage
After Kennedy's second back operation, he wrote the Profiles in Courage. This is a book written about eight senators whom he felt were honorable. His book won a Pulitzer Prize in 1957. Today, there is a Profiles in Courage Essay that students in high school can write and enter to win scholarships. -
Election
Kennedy beat Nixon in the election to become the president of the Unted States. Kennedy was running for the Democratic Party and Nixon was running for the Republican party. In the Electoral College Kennedy beat Nixon 303 to 219. As of the states carried Nixon beat Kennedy 26 to 22. -
President Kennedy
Kennedy is sworn in as president of the United States. -
The Peace Corps was announced by JFK
The Peace Corps is an organization that sends aid to other countries. For example, the Peace Corps goes to countries and do things such as inform people about the risks and ways to prevent AIDS, build towns and villages, as well as provide fresh drinking water to ones in need of it. -
Bay of Pigs
The U.S. tried to invade Cuba, because we didn't like Castro, this ended in the Bay of Pigs. The Bay of Pigs was an operation in which American trained Cubans tried to defeat Castro's army. The U.S. was defeated and Castro gained a military victory. -
Nuclear Testing Ban Treaty
The U.S. and the Soviet Union sign a nuclear testing ban treaty. This treaty states that neither of these two countries would test nuclear weapons. -
Assassination
Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Lyndon Johnson (Kennedy's vice president) became president. Kennedy died from a shot to the head from Lee Harvey Oswald.
