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He was born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts; USA -
Despite Addison-JFK disease, he enlisted in the Navy and in World War II stood out for his leadership as commander of the PT-109 torpedo boat in the South Pacific area.
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Kennedy represented the state of Massachusetts as a member of the House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953. Then, as a senator, from 1953 until he assumed the Presidency in 1961. -
At 36, he married Jacqueline Bouvier, 24 (1924-1994), a young journalist for The Washington Times-Herald. Although she had several dead children, she had her daughter Caroline on November 27, 1957. and had another child in 1960, although it was an envied marriage, her husband's constant love affairs affected Jackie, for some it was just a stormy love story, infidelities , tragedy and power. -
He was president since January 1961, becoming the youngest in the United States, in March of that year he created the "Peace Corps" (Peace Corps), a volunteer agency in developing countries. in April, he Authorizes the landing of Cubans opposed to Fidel Castro at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba, which ends in failure. and in May he launches the Apollo space program, the goal of which is to send Americans to the Moon. He increases the number of troops, equipment and military advisers in Vietnam. -
eliver a speech actively engaging in the fight for black civil rights in America. and on the 26th of that month, he declares his support for West Berliners by saying "Ich bin ein Berliner" ("I am a Berliner") in West Berlin -
He is assassinated in Dallas (Texas) was fatally wounded by gunshots while driving in the presidential car in Dealey Plaza, three official investigations concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald, an employee of the Texas School Book Depository warehouse in Dealey Plaza, was the murderer. One of them concluded that Oswald acted alone and another suggested that he acted with at least one other person. The murder is still subject to speculation, it is the origin of a large number of conspiracy theories.