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Birth
Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29th, 1917. His parents were named Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Kennedy. -
Enrolls in University
Kennedy enrolled in Harvard University in September of 1936. He wanted to attend the same school as his father. -
Traveling
Kennedy and his friend, named Kirk LeMoyne ,go on a 2 and a half month tour of Europe. While on this trip they both keep diaries documenting what they did and what they saw. -
Graduates from Harvard University
Kennedy graduated from Harvard with a Bachelors of Art in government, concentrating on international affairs. -
Kennedy joins the US Navy
During WW2, Kennedy joined the Navy. He was commissioned an ensign and joined the staff of the Office of Naval intelligence in Washington D.C. -
Kennedy runs for Congress
In the Democratic primary he received nearly double the vote of his nearest opponent; in the November election he overwhelmed the Republican candidate. He was only 29. -
Kennedy gets married
Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier who was 12 years younger than him and from a socially prominent family. -
Kennedy wins the presidential election
He was the youngest man and the first Roman Catholic ever elected to the presidency of the United States. His administration lasted 1,037 days. -
Bay of Pigs invasion
Under Kennedy's approval, this was a failed invasion operation in which the US wanted to stop leader, Fidel Castro due to his communists appearance. The CIA armed and trained a band of Cuban exiles for the corporate operation. President Kennedy approved the plan, but then crippled the operation by refusing air and naval support. The invasion force was crushed. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet ships traveled through the Atlantic ocean to Cuba, carrying Soviet troops, military hardware, and soviet missiles. US military forces began to prepare for a possible invasion of Cuba. If a nuclear strike was launched from Cuba, America was planning to destroy every major city in the Soviet Union. Once things were very intense between both forces, Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles. -
Kennedy is assainated
At around 12:30 PM, president Kennedy was riding in a motorcade in Dallas during a campaign visit. He was then shot in both the neck and head. He was pronounced dead at 1 PM, at the age of 46. He killer was named Lee Harvey Oswald.
