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Inauguration
John F. Kennedy is the youngest person to be inaugurated, he was the 35th president -
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John F. Kennedy as the 35th President
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The Peace Corps
He fulfilled his campaign pledge and created the Peace Corps -
Bay of the Pigs
The U.S.-sponsored invasion at the Bay of the Pigs failed and JFK takes responsibility for the disaster. -
Freedom Rides
The group Congress of Racial Equality or CORE set out on their journey of freedom rides to fight against segregated transportation. -
Space Program
President Kennedy pledges to support the space program and help the program raise money so the US could land man on the moon (even though he didn’t live long enough to see Armstrong land in July of 1969). -
Geneva Conference
The United States, United Kingdom and the Soviet Union met for the Geneva conference to reach an agreement banning the testing of nuclear weapons. -
U.S. Astronaut orbits Earth
The U.S. equals the Soviet Union in scientific accomplishments when Astronaut John Glenn orbits the Earth. -
Segregated Transportation
Segregation in transportation facilities ruled unconstitutional. -
Ole Miss Riot
President Kennedys approach to civil rights changed when he had to intervene in a deadly riot that took place at the University of Mississippi. People were outraged that the college would be integrated. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Announcement of the Cuban Missile Crisis- President Kennedy attended a televised address to inform citizens of the missiles discovered in the Soviet Union. -
Cuban Missile Crisis Resolved
The Cuban Missile Crisis is resolved, JFK pledges not to invade Cuba and secretly agrees to remove missiles in Turkey. -
American University Commencement
President Kennedy gave a commencement address at American University to talk about the relations between the US and the Soviet Union including the nuclear ban test treaty. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington brought 250,000 people to support the civil rights movement. -
Nuclear Test Ban
JFK signs a limited nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom. -
Assassination
John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald during a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. -
Jack Ruby
A man named Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald just days after the President's death. -
Arlington, Virginia
President John Kennedy was buried at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. -
Sources
"John F. Kennedy Library and Museum." JFK Library. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Apr. 2016. http://www.jfklibrary.org/
Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. “John F. Kennedy.” Accessed May 1, 2016. http://www.millercenter.org/president/kennedy
Schmidt, Steffen W., Mack C. Shelley, II, and Barbara A. Bardes. American Government and Politics Today: Brief Edition. 2014-2015 ed. N.p.: Cengage Learning, n.d. Print.
