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John F. Kennedy is born
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. -
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Life of JFK
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Stock Market Crashes
In 1929 there was a sudden dramatic decline of stock prices that results in a great loss of paper wealth. -
Young JFK is enrolled Choate Rosemary Hall
Choate Rosemary Hall is a private boarding scholl in Connecticut. Even with his high level of intelligence, John recieves only below average grades. -
Enrolls at Princeton University
JFK enrolls at Princeton University buts drops out due to an illness -
Attends Harvard University
In 1936, Jack enrolled at Harvard where his brother Joe was already a student. He played football on the junior varsity team. During a game he ruptured a disk in his spine and never fully recovered from it. -
Graduates from Harvard
JFK graduates from Harvard University with his Masters Degree in Law and a background in political science -
Enlists in the Navy
Shortly after graduating from Harvard Jack and his brother Joe. Joe was a pilot and was sent to Europe and Jack was assigned to the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific -
Wins First Election
Jack wins his first political election by being elected to the House of Representatives -
Married
JFK marries Jacqueline Bouvier in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Newport, Rhode Island. More than 800 people attended. -
Democratic Nomination
Jack wins the Democratic Nomination for President. -
President Kennedy
JFK wins the Presidential Election in 1960 over Republican opponant Richard Nixon -
Death of a President
President Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963 while riding through the streets of Dallas, Texas with his wife Jackie during a parade campaigning for the president
