John F. KENNEDY
Birth name:
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Date of birth:
1917-05-29
Hometown:
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA (birthplace)
Chronology:
(1917-05-29) Born as the second of the nine siblings born to Joseph Patrick Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald.
(1935) Graduated from the Choate School in Connecticut.
(1936) Attended Harvard.
(1938) Served as his father's secretary for six months.
(1940) Gradguated from Harvard.
(1940) Wrote his best selling book, "Why England Slept".
(1941) Join the Navy.
(1943) While in the Navy, his PT boat was rammed and sunk. Despite being injured, he led his men to safety and even returned to active duty later in the war.
(1946) Elected into Congress.
(1953) Elected U.S. Senator
(1953-09-12) Married Jacqueline Bouvier.
(1955) Wrote another book called "Profiles in Courage".
(1956) His daughter Arabella Kennedy was born.
(1957) His "Profiles in Courage" book won the Pulitzer Prize in history.
(1957-11-27) His second daughter, Caroline Kennedy was born.
(1960) Kennedy was nominated to run for the presidency against Richard Nixon.
(1960-11-25) His son John Kennedy Jr. was born.
(1961-01-20) Elected as the 35th President of the U.S.A.
(1961-06) Kennedy's confrontation with Nikita Khrushchev led to the construction of the Berlin Wall.
(1962-10) He ordered a blockade of all Soviet ships going to Cuba after aerial reconnaissance showed nuclear missiles on the island.
(1963) His second son, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy was born, but died from infant respiratory-distress syndrome two days after his birth.
(1963-06) Visited Ireland and became the first sitting U.S. President to set foot on Irish soil.
(1963-11-17) During a stopover in Palm Beach, Florida, en route to Dallas, Texas; he was given a private screening of the movie "Tom Jones". It was the last film he saw.
(1963-11-22) At 12:30 PM, he was assasinated by two gun shots while riding in the back seat of an open car parade in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, TX.
Date of death:
1963-11-22
Blood type:
O+
Height:
183 cm
Weight:
78 kg
Favorites:
Actor: Randolph Scott
Baseball Team: Boston Red Sox
Card game: Bridge
Cigars: Cuban Petit Upmanns or Monticellos
Color: Blue
Desert: Ice Cream with Hot Fudge
Flower: Blue Bachelor's Button
Meal: New England Fish Chowder
Movie Genre: Westerns
Movies: Bad Day at Black Rock, Iwo Jima, The Longest Day, Roman Holiday, & Spartacus
Novel: From Russia with Love
Poem: Ulysses
Proverb: Know Thyself
Sports: Golf, Sailing, Swimming, & Tennis
Hobbies:
Smoking 4-5 cigars a day
Skills & Abilities:
He could read about 2,500 wpm.
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