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John F. Kennedy is born in Brookline, Massachusets. He is the second son of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald.
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The Kennedy family moved to Riverdale, Bronx, New York City.
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This time the Kenneky family moved to Bronxville, New York.
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John F. Kennedy enrolled at Harvard College and he made it on the varsity swim team.
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John F. Kennedy tried to join the United States Army but was not accepted because of his chronic lower back problems, so he tried to join the Navy and he was accepted.
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Kennedy's boat was performing nighttime patrols when they crashed into a japanese cruiser. He saved one of his wounded crew members.
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John F. Kennedy recieved the Navy Marine Corps Medal for saving one his injured crew memebers.
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John F. Kennedy was honorably discharged right before Japan surrendered.
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John F. Kennedy ran for congress. He became a congressman.
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John F. Kennedy ran for senate. He beat out Henry Cabot Lodge to become a senator.
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John F. Kennedy got married to Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at Saint Mary's Church.
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John F. Kennedy started his campaign to become president. He faced challenges from Senator Hubert Humphrey and from Senator Wayne Morse.
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John F. Kennedy defeated Nixon and he then became the United States President. He was the youngest president in the United States.
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John F. Kennedy was officially named our nation's next president.
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A spy plane took photographs of missles being built on the island of Cuba. John F. Kennedy had to do something immediatly.
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John F. Kennedy spoke with the administrator of NASA. He then agreed to support the plan to send someone to the moon.
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John F. Kennedy goes to the American University to give a speech about world peace.
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John F. Kennedy tried to stop nuclear testing by making a treaty with many countries.
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John F. Kennedy was in Dallas, Texas at the time of his death. It was 12:30 PM at the time of his death. He was shot twice.
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John F. Kennedy's funeral was held at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle.
