J.F.K

By calannon

  • John F. Kennedy was born

    born in Brookline, Massachusetts he was the second of Rose and Joseph Kennedy's nine children.

  • Addison's Disease

    John F. Kennedy is diagnosed with Addison's disease at the age of 30.

  • U.S. senate election

    John F. Kennedy is elected to the United States Senate.
    Oct 1952

  • marriage

    John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier a journalist from New England.

  • 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.

  • TV debate

    John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon participate in the first-ever televised presidential debate.

  • Election

    John F. Kennedy is elected the 35th President of the United States

  • Trade

    Kennedy announced the reduction of U.S. import duties as part of an agreement to promote international trade.

  • Moon Mission

    Kennedy announces his goal of putting a man on the moon.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Cuban Missile Crisis ends when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agrees to remove the missiles from Cuba.

  • Cuba

    Kennedy lifted the naval blockade of Cuba.

  • Speech in Berlin

    Gave a speech in Berlin, Germany where he stated "Ich bin ein Berliner." meaning i am a jelly doughnut

  • Treaty

    Kennedy signed a limited nuclear test-ban treaty with the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.

  • 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.

  • Burial

    Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.