John F. Kennedy

Birth of JFK

May 29, 1917

John F Kennedy was born on may 29, 1917 in Boston, he was the secound child born to Rose and Joseph Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Period: May 29, 1917 to Nov 22, 1963

High school

Jan 6, 1935

JFK graduated in 1935 making only average grades

kennedys time at princeton

Oct 10, 1935

kennedy only spent 6 weeks in princeton because he was hospitalized from illness

Harvard

Sep 10, 1936

Kennedy enrolled in Harvard collage in september 1936

WWII

Jan 10, 1940

Kennedy was the commander of a pt-109 or motor torpedo boat in WWII

graduation of Harvard

Aug 13, 1940

Kennedy graduated from Harvard in 1940 with a degree in international affaires

Kennedys back problems

Mar 10, 1941

kennedy was hospitalized for chronic lower back problems

Kennedy joins the navy

Sep 10, 1941

kennedy is disqualified by the u.s army for his back problems, so he joined the navy were he was put on a torpedo boat

first political office

Sep 28, 1946

John f kennedy was elected into congress sep 28, 1946

us senate

Oct 10, 1952

Kennedy beat Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr in 1952 for us senate

re-elected

Jan 10, 1958

in 1958 kennedy was re-elected for us senate

Kennedy vs. Nixson

Sep 26, 1960

The first televised debate beetween John F. Kennedy and Richared Nixson took place on sep 26, 1960.

Elected President

Jan 20, 1961

John f Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th president of the United State of America noon on jan 20, 1961

kennedy speech

Jul 10, 1961

in this speech, kennedy anounced his decison to add 3.25 billion to the u.s defence budget

death of JFK

Nov 22, 1963

John F Kennedy was assassinated on november 22, 1963