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John Fitzgerald Kennedy - 1917-1963 - Michael Hsu
Malaria - sickness caused by germs in mosquito
Nuclear - using atomic energy
Assasinate - to kill someone
prejudice- biased opinion that are not supported by facts or opinion
Catholic - one of the Chrisian religions -
Brookline, Massachusetts-John is born
John Fitzgerald Kennedy is born to Joseph and Rose Kennedy in Brookline, a town outside of Boston. -
ME - Harvard-Football practice
John tried to follow his older brother, Jack's footsteps. Jack was an excellent athlete so John signed up for football practice. However, John hurt his back during one of the practice. -
CE - Harvard - Back pains
John hurt his back during football practice. This caused him back pains for the rest of his life and almost crippled him. -
CE - John attended swimming lessons
John swam in high school to help with back pains. When he served in the navy and his ship was destroyed, he was able to save one of his crew member's life because of his experience -
ME - shipwrecked - Pacific Ocean
After John joined the Navy, his PT-09 was torn apart by a destroyer while scouting for enemy ships. 2 of the 11 crew members were killed while the other swam to an island 3 miles away. However, John refused to leave Patrick McMahon. John carried him the whole way and fainted when he got there. John would later get medals for his brave act. -
WE - WW2 ends
World War 2 ends around the war after Japan agrees to an unconditional surrender. -
Inference - John spent time in navy yards, firehouses and police stations
John spent time with the people who worked there and listened to them. I suppose that the people that he visited, the poorer people voted for him while the more affluent people voted for Nixon. -
ME - Newport, Rhode Island - Marriage
John marries Jacqueline after dating her for 1 year -
ME - Outside the Whitehouse - John is sworn into office
The day was a cold day but John Kennedy didn't wear a hat or coat. Then he made a world famous speech "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." -
ME - Peace Corps - USA
John Kennedy establishes Peace Corps, an organization that sends young adults to needy countries. 5000 people volunteers straight away. -
Dallas, Texas - Death - The president is assassinated
John is assassinated when he went on a trip to Texas. He was shot by a man named Lee Harvey Oswald, arrested less than half an hour later. -
Modern Day Connection - NASA
John supported space exploration and sponsored NASA. He is often credited with putting the first man on the man.
