John F. Kennedy By chloewerner May 29, 1917 John F.Kennedy is born in Brookline, MA Our 35th president of the United States is born Brookline, MA. Period: May 29, 1917 to Nov 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy Sep 1, 1927 J.F.K's family moves to Riverdale, N.Y Jun 19, 1940 John F. Kennedy graduates from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 1940 Aug 3, 1943 J.F.K is wounded while helping crewmembers on a ship back to shore from a shipwreck Nov 1, 1946 ·JFK is elected to the House of Representatives. Nov 5, 1946 J.FK is elected to Congress Nov 1, 1950 JFK is elected to a third term in the House. Nov 4, 1952 J.F.K becomes U.S. Senator Sep 12, 1953 Kennedy is marries Jaqueline Bouvier Feb 1, 1955 J.F.K goes into second back surgery, almost dieing in the process. Nov 27, 1957 Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, JFK's daughter, is born. Nov 8, 1960 J.F.K is elected president Nov 25, 1960 Birth of John F. Kennedy, Jr. Jan 20, 1961 John F. Kennedy is sworn in as President of the United States. Mar 1, 1961 Kennedy establishes Peace Corps Apr 17, 1961 The US invades Cuba at the Bay of Pigs Jun 1, 1961 JFK and Nikita Khrushchev hold a summit in Vienna. Sep 12, 1962 Kennedy pledges the U.S will put a man on the moon Oct 16, 1962 Kennedy guides the nation through the Cuban Missile Crisis Oct 22, 1962 JFK announces naval quarantine of Cuba. Oct 28, 1962 Soviet Union agrees to remove its missiles from Cuba. Jun 1, 1963 JFK calls civil rights struggle a "moral crisis" for America. Jun 11, 1963 J.F.K sends the Alabama National Guard to the University of Alabama Oct 7, 1963 Kennedy signs the Partial test ban treaty Nov 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy is assasinated