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JFK born
JFK was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917.He was the second of Rose Kennedy's nine children.His family nicknames him Jack. -
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Scarlet Fever
Jack contracts scarlet fever just before his third birthday and is hospitalized for two months. -
JFK graduates
On June 1940 JFK graduates from Harvard University -
Command of PT Boat
After an eight-week training course in Rhode Island, Kennedy is assigned to take command of a patrol boat stationed in the South Pacific. He sails west from San Francisco, but does not arrive at his final destination—the Solomon Islands—for another month and a half -
Sinking of PT 109
Kennedy's patrol boat, (PT 109, collides with a Japanese destroyer. Two of his men are killed instantly; the remaining crewmembers, including Kennedy himself, are severely injured. Jack orders all the men to abandon ship and leads them to shore on a nearby island. -
Election to Congress
With the help of his father's campaign financing, Jack is elected to the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts' 11th District. -
Addison's Disease
At the age of 30, John F. Kennedy is diagnosed with Addison's disease, a potentially fatal disorder of the adrenal glands. -
Death of Sister Kathleen
Kennedy's sister, Kathleen, is killed in a plane crash. -
Bobby Kennedy Becomes Campaign Manager
Jack Kennedy's younger brother, Bobby, becomes his campaign manager in the 1952 Senate race. -
Election to US Senate
John F. Kennedy is elected to the United States Senate. Joe Sr., Jack, and Bobby all consider the Senate seat to be a key step in Jack's political ascendancy. -
JKF wedding
JFK married Jacqueline Bouvier on September 12, 1953. -
JFK president
John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States.He was the youngest man elected to the office.JFK deffeted his Republican opponent, Richard Nixon, by a slim margin of only 118,000 votes nationwide. -
Mission to the Moon
Kennedy announces his goal of putting a man on the moon -
Cuban Missile Crisis
JFK is shown photos of Soviet nuclear missile sites being installed in Cuba. To minimize Soviet power in the West, the president initiates a blockade of Cuba the following week. For nearly two weeks, the Cuban Missile Crisis will bring the world closer to nuclear war than ever before or after. -
JFK died
Lee Harvey Oswald shoots and kills John F. Kennedy in Dallas, where the president is campaigning for re-election.
