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John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline Massachusetts.
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The Kennedy family moved from Massachussets to New York in 1927.
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The stock market crash was a big deal for anyone that had money invested into stocks. But even in the Great Depression the Kennedy family was wealthy.
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He was enrolled into a private school called Choate high school in 1931. He was a popular, antic student that emerged from his older brother Joe's shadow.
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John graduated from Choate ranked 64 out of 112. He was also voted Most Likely to Succeed his senior year.
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John enrolled into Princeton University to persue a career in banking.
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Due to a gastrointestinal illness that put him in the hospital, he dropped out of Princeton
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After his gastrointestinal illness he enrolled into Harvard University to study international affairs.
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John enters the Navy
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He was discharged from the Navy because he aggrravated a back injury.
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John was elected into the house for a 2nd time.
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He was elected to the House of Representative for a 3rd term.
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JFK defeats Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. to become the senator.
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JFK has his first child and her name is Caroline Bouvier Kennedy.
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JFK defeats Richard Nixon in the presidential election.
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JFK attempted a backed invasion of Cuba and ended in disaster.
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The U.S. obtains photos of Soviet missile emplacements in Cuba, bringing about the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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JFK says that Civil RIghts are a "moral Crisis" for America.
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U.S. and Soviet Union agree to a nuclear test-ban treaty.
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While riding through the streets of Dallas, Texas JFK was shot in the back of the Head.
