J.F.K

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
05/29/1917	John F. Kennedy was born	born in Brookline, Massachusetts he was the second of Rose and Joseph Kennedy's nine children.
10/01/1947	Addison's Disease	John F. Kennedy is diagnosed with Addison's disease at the age of 30.
10/01/1952	U.S. senate election	John F. Kennedy is elected to the United States Senate. Oct 1952
09/12/1953	marriage	John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier a journalist from New England.
01/20/1960	Sworn in	Kennedy is sworn into the Presidency in which he gives a speech and urges Americans to seek out opportunities to serve their country.
09/26/1960	TV debate	John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon participate in the first-ever televised presidential debate.
11/08/1960	Election	John F. Kennedy is elected the 35th President of the United States
03/07/1962	Trade	Kennedy announced the reduction of U.S. import duties as part of an agreement to promote international trade.
09/12/1962	Moon Mission	Kennedy announces his goal of putting a man on the moon.
10/28/1962	Cuban Missile Crisis	The Cuban Missile Crisis ends when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agrees to remove the missiles from Cuba.
11/20/1962	Cuba	Kennedy lifted the naval blockade of Cuba.
06/26/1963	Speech in Berlin	Gave a speech in Berlin, Germany where he stated "Ich bin ein Berliner." meaning i am a jelly doughnut
10/07/1963	Treaty	Kennedy signed a limited nuclear test-ban treaty with the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.
11/22/1963	Assassination	Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald is arrested and accused of the crime. Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson is sworn in as the thirty-sixth President of the United States following the assassination.
11/25/1963	Burial	Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.