+ John F. Kennedy Illustrated Timeline Maggie Salem Pd. 5
JFK is born on May 29 th 1917 in Massachusetts. 1931: After being forced to withdraw from school due to appendicitis, he begins attending the Choate School. 1934: During his junior year there, he becomes ill and is hospitalized at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Graduates from the Choate School. Enrolls at Princeton University but is forced to withdraw after 6 weeks when he is hospitalized for two months with potential leukemia.
:Kennedy enrolls in Harvard College. During the next 4 years, he spends time with his family going to different part of Europe. 1940: Kennedy gets done with his senior thesis at Harvard. Graduates from Harvard with a degree in international affairs. 1941: Kennedy is accepted by the U.S Navy. Becomes junior naval officer.
: While sailing in a PT-109 with his crew in the Solomon Islands, Kennedy’s boat gets attacked by a Japanese destroyer. He swims an injured crew member to two different islands until they were safe. He receives the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his actions. He also gets award the Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and World War 2 Victory medal.
: Honorably discharged from the Navy. 1946: He runs for the U.S. Representative seat in Massachusetts. He wins by a landslide. He’s a congressman of the state for 6 years.
: Kennedy is diagnosed with Addison’s Disease. This is mostly kept private during his political career. 1952: Kennedy wins the U.S. Senate seat.
Kennedy gets married to now Jackie Kennedy on September 12 th. Had a wedding even that was called the event of the season. Over the next couple years, he undergoes spinal operations.
: Kenney finishes in second place for the Vice President spot in Adial Stevenson’s presidential campaign.
: He announces his intent to run for President of the U.S. Asks Lyndon Johnson to run as Vice President. On November 8 th, he defeats Richard Nixon. 1961: He is sworn in as President of the U.S. He gives one of his most famous speeches of his career.
November 21 st : He begins his tour of Texas. November 22 nd : He is shot at 12:30 p.m. while riding in an open top limo in downtown Dallas. Pronounced dead at 1 p.m. 80 minutes later he Lee Harvey Oswald is arrest. Lee Harvey Oswald is shot by Jack Ruby. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery.