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35. John F. Kennedy

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John F. Kennedy, born in Massachusetts in 1917, was the thirty-fifth President of the United States (1961 to 1963). At 43 he was the youngest ever elected president and also the first Catholic one. His short term fell in a dangerous phase of the Cold War. In 1962 the world stood on the brink of nuclear war in the Cuban Missile Crisis, which Kennedy managed to avert through negotiation. He set the goal of putting a human on the Moon within the decade and drove the space race forward. He also supported the civil-rights movement. On 22 November 1963 Kennedy was shot in Dallas: an assassination that shook the world. Good to know: John F. Kennedy, with his youth and charisma, embodied the new spirit of the 1960s. At 43 Kennedy was the youngest president ever elected and the first Catholic. In 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war: Kennedy's steady course prevented escalation. Kennedy set the bold goal of landing a man on the Moon before the decade was out: achieved in 1969.

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Which number president was Kennedy?

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35th

Took office in 1961.

๐Ÿ’ก Did you know? John F. Kennedy, with his youth and charisma, embodied the new spirit of the 1960s.

Which record holds for Kennedy?

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youngest elected

Also the first Catholic one.

๐Ÿ’ก Did you know? At 43 Kennedy was the youngest president ever elected and the first Catholic.

Which crisis did Kennedy master in 1962?

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Cuban Missile Crisis

The world was on the brink of nuclear war.

๐Ÿ’ก Did you know? In 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war: Kennedy's steady course prevented escalation.

Which great goal did Kennedy set?

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Moon

Within the same decade.

๐Ÿ’ก Did you know? Kennedy set the bold goal of landing a man on the Moon before the decade was out: achieved in 1969.

How did Kennedy die in 1963?

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assassinated

On 22 November 1963.

๐Ÿ’ก Did you know? Kennedy was shot dead in Dallas in 1963: an assassination that still fuels conspiracy theories.

John F. Kennedy

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John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy was the 35th US president, whose short term was marked by the Cuban Missile Crisis and the dawn of the space age.

๐Ÿ’ก Did you know? His 1963 assassination in Dallas is among the most investigated events in history.

In which year was John F. Kennedy born?

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1917

Born: 29 May 1917 in Massachusetts

In which year did John F. Kennedy die?

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1963

Died: 22 November 1963 in Dallas (assassinated), aged 46

Where was John F. Kennedy born?

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Massachusetts

Born: 29 May 1917 in Massachusetts

How old was John F. Kennedy at death?

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46

Died: 22 November 1963 in Dallas (assassinated), aged 46

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