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John Fitzgerald Kennedy is born in Brookline, Massachusetts to Joseph and Rose Kennedy.
JFK resides in Brookline, Massachusetts.
The Kennedy family moves to Riverdale, New York.
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier is born in Southampton, New York to John and Janet Bouvier.
JFK attends the Canterbury School in New Medford, Connecticut.
JFK attends Choate School in Waterbury, Connecticut.
JFK enrolls at Princeton University but later drops out due to illness.
JFK begins classes at Harvard University.
JFK graduates "cum laude" with a Bachelor of Science degree in International Relations from Harvard.
JFK's Harvard senior thesis "Appeasement in Munich" is formally published under the title "Why England Slept."
JFK enrolls at Stanford University's School of Business.
JFK leaves Stanford University to travel with his mother and sister to South America.
JFK enlists in the United States Navy.
JFK is given command of a patrol torpedo boat, PT-109. He holds the rank of Lieutenant.
PT-109 collides with the Japanese destroyer "Amagiri" and sinks in the Pacific Ocean.
JFK is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and a Purple Heart for his actions while in command of PT-109.
JFK is released from U.S. Naval active duty due to physical disability and retires with the full rank of Lieutenant.
JFK becomes a special correspondent for Hearst Newspapers, including the "Chicago Herald-American" and the "New York Journal-American."
JFK is elected as the Democratic U.S. Representative from the Eleventh District in Massachusetts.
JFK defeats Henry Cabot Lodge to become the U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.
At the age of 36, JFK marries 24 year-old Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island.
JFK undergoes special surgery for a back injury he suffered while serving in the Navy.
JFK writes "Profiles in Courage" while recovering from a second back operation.
JFK receives honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Harvard University.
Senator Kennedy campaigns unsuccessfully for the vice-presidential nomination.
The Kennedy's daughter, Arabella Kennedy, is stillborn.
"Profiles In Courage" is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for biography.
John and Jacqueline Kennedy's daughter, Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, is born.
Senator Kennedy is re-elected to the U.S. Senate by 874,608 votes, the largest margin in Massachusetts history.
Senator Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.
JFK accepts the Democratic nomination for president in Los Angeles, California.
On a 3-day campaign trip, Senator Kennedy and Senator Lyndon Johnson tour the state of Texas to win votes.
JFK participates in the first of four televised debates with Vice President Richard Nixon.
JFK is elected the 35th President of the United States. He is the youngest man elected President and the first Roman Catholic.
John and Jacqueline Kennedy's son, John F. Kennedy, Jr., is born.
John F. Kennedy is officially sworn in as President of the United States.
President Kennedy signs an Executive Order establishing the Peace Corps.
The Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba begins.
Following the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, President Kennedy's National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy creates the Situation Room.
President Kennedy authorizes the deployment of 400 U.S. Army Special Forces troops to Vietnam.
President Kennedy announces his commitment to further the nation's achievement in space exploration.
President Kennedy meets with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna, Austria to discuss Cold War issues.
President Kennedy's Executive Order 10980 establishes the President's Commission on the Status of Women.
The U.S. Navy's Sea, Air, and Land Teams, known as the Navy SEALS, are established by President Kennedy.
The First Lady hosts the first televised tour of the White House for CBS Television.
President Kennedy delivers a speech at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
President Kennedy federalizes the National Guard to protect the University of Mississippi's first African-American student, James Meredith.
The Cuban Missile Crisis and blockade occurs.
President Kennedy issues an executive order mandating an end to discrimination in housing.
Retired Major General Edwin A. Walker, a right-wing political activist, survives an assassination attempt.
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