35th President John F. Kennedy is born in Brookline, Massachusetts. Kennedy served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, eventually commanding a PT boat in the Pacific Ocean. After World War II Kennedy served in the House of Representatives and Senate before being elected to the White House in 1960. His term was cut short by Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
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