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Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, a wealthy suburb of Boston. The second of nine children.
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JFK is assigned to take command of a patrol boat stationed in the South Pacific after an eight week training course.
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Kennedy's sister, Kathleen, is killed in a plane crash. Her tragic death reminds JFK of morality and inspires him to pursue politics heavily.
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JFK married Jacqueline Bouvier, a journalist from a wealthy New England family.
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JFK is sworn into presidency and delivers his inaugural address, a landmark speech that encourages Americans to seek out opportunities to serve their county.
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JFK and Richard Nixon participate in the first ever televised presidential debate.
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JFK establishes Peace Corps by executive order.
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A group of CIA-trained Cuban exiles attempt to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. The Cuban army stop them and it becomes a major embarrassment for JFK.
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Kennedy announces his goal of putting a man on the moon.
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JFK initates a blockade of Cuba to minimize Soviet power in the West. For nearly two weeks, this Cold War becomes closer to nuclear warfare than ever.
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After a week of extreme U.S.- Soviet tension, the crisis ends when Khrushev agrees to remove the missiles from Cuba.
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U.S. and Soviet officials sign the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, agreeing not to test nuclear bombs in the air, space, or water.
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Lee Harvey Oswald shoots and kills JFK in Dallas where the president is campaigning for reelection.
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