John F. Kennedy By AundreaW May 29, 1917 Birth of John F. Kennedy Jan 15, 1931 Choate Boarding School Jun 17, 1940 Graduation from Harvard Mar 6, 1941 Command of PT Boat Oct 24, 1941 Navy Enlistment Aug 2, 1943 Sinking of PT 109 Aug 12, 1944 Death of Brother Joe, Jr. Nov 18, 1946 Election to Congress May 13, 1948 Death of Sister Kathleen Jun 22, 1952 Bobby Kennedy Becomes Campaign Manager Nov 9, 1952 Election to US Senate Sep 12, 1953 Marriage to Jackie Kennedy Aug 8, 1956 Failure to Win VP Nomination Apr 18, 1957 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Nov 27, 1957 Birth of Caroline Kennedy Jan 20, 1960 Kennedy Inaugural Sep 26, 1960 Kennedy-Nixon TV Debate Nov 8, 1960 Kennedy Defeats Nixon in 1960 Election Nov 25, 1960 Birth of JFK, Jr. Mar 1, 1961 Peace Corps Sep 12, 1962 Mission to the Moon Oct 16, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Oct 28, 1962 Khrushchev Pulls Missiles Out of Cuba Jun 11, 1963 Civil Rights Aug 5, 1963 Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Aug 9, 1963 Death of Patrick Kennedy Nov 22, 1963 JFK Assassination