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Elected as 35th President of USA
At the age of 43, he was the second youngest American president in history. He was also the first Catholic president and the first president born in the 20th century. http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/john-f-kennedy -
Goes into Office
Kennedy gave his legendary inaugural address on January 20, 1961, in which he gave this now very famous quote, "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/john-f-kennedy -
Peace Corps
In 1961, President Kennedy created the Peace Corps by executive order. By the end of the century, over 170,000 Peace Corps volunteers would serve in 135 countries. http://www.biography.com/people/john-f-kennedy-9362930 -
Castro
President Kennedy authorized a covert mission to overthrow Cuban leader Fidel Castro with agroup of 1,500 U.S. trained Cuban refugees. This event was called the Bay of Pigs Invasion. The mission was a failure and was a great embarrassment to Kennedy. http://www.biography.com/people/john-f-kennedy-9362930 -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Discovering that the Soviet Union had sent nuclear missiles to Cuba, Kennedy sent out ships to blockade the island. He swore he would defend the United States at any cost. Finally, after many of the most tense days in history the Soviet Union agreed to remove the missiles in retrun for Kenney's promise not to invade Cuba and to remove American missile from Turkey. -
Civil Rights
During his first two years in office, President Kennedy had been reluctant to push ahead with civil rights legislation as a result of his narrow election victory. And what he was doing instead wasn't good enough for African Americans experiencing dicrimination. In February he sent a message to Congress, but hadn't heard anything by June. -
Civil Rights Part II
On June 11th, Kennedy decides to give a public speech set for 8:00 P.M. And after listening to Kennedy's speech, Martin Luther King Jr. sent a telegram to the President saying, "It was one of the most eloquent, profound and unequivocal pleas for justice and the freedom of all men ever made by any president." -
Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Eight months after the Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy successfully negotiated the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty with Great Britain and the Soviet Union, helping to ease Cold War tensions. This was one of President Kennedy's proudest accomplishments. http://www.biography.com/people/john-f-kennedy-9362930 http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/john-f-kennedy -
Goes to Berlin
President kennedy visits West Berlin and declares "Ich bin ein Berliner." Which translates to "I am a Berliner." -
Texas
In November 1963 President Kennedy, with his wife Jacqueline, Vice President Johnson and Johnson's wife, went on a five-city tour of Texas to boost his re-election bid. At 12:30 that day President Kennedy was shot twice, once through the neck, and the head. Secret Service agent Clint Hill jumped onto the presidential limo and shielded Jackie Kennedy in the moments after the shots were fired. http://www.jfk.org/the-assassination/jfk-assassination-timeline/
