 President John F. Kennedy Timeline
Important Dates, World and National Events During His Lifetime
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| 1917 |
(May 29) Born in Brookline, MA |
| 1940 |
Graduated Harvard College |
| 1953 |
(September 12) Married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier |
| 1957 |
Daughter Caroline Bouvier was born |
| 1960 |
Son John Fitzgerald, Jr was born |
| 1961 |
John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the 35th President of the U.S. |
| 1961 |
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space. |
| 1961 |
Alan Sheppard Jr. becomes the first American in space. |
| 1962 |
Kennedy halts all trade with Cuba. |
| 1962 |
Astronaut John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth. |
| 1963 |
Son Patrick Bouvier was born and died |
| 1963 |
(Aug 28) Martin Luther King Jr leads a civil rights demonstration in Washington that attracts 250,000 demonstrators. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial. |
| 1963 |
(Nov 22) Kennedy is assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Tx. Lee Harvey Oswald is accused of the crime. |
| 1963 |
Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States. |
| 1963 |
(Nov 24) Jack Ruby shoots and kills Lee Harvey Oswald. |
| 1963 |
(Nov 25) Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. |
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