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JFK was born in Brookline, Massachusettes
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Timeline of John Fitzgerald Kennedy's Life
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Graduates cum laude with a bs degree from Harvard University
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He is sworn in the US Navy
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Awarded Navy and Marine Corps Medal and Purple Heart
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Honorably discharged from the Navy with rank of lieutenant
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Elected US Rep for 11th Boston's Congressional District
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Elected as senator from Massachusetts
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Marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island
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Loses bid for the Democratic nomination for VP
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Announces his candidacy for president of the US
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Receives the Democratic nomination for president
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Elected 35th President of the US
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Takes the oath of office
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Signs a bill creating the Peace Corps
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Sets national goal of landing a man on the moon
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Named "Man of the Year" by Time Magazine
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Signs the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in Washington, DC
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Shot at 12:30pm in Dallas, Tx by Lee Harvey Oswald
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Jack Ruby fatally shoots Lee Harvey Oswald
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Buried in Arlington Naional Cemetery
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Pres Lyndon Johnson appoints Warren Commission to investigate the assassination