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Pistre Arthur 3°4 English homework Write a short biography of a celebrity from the anglo-saxon world. Choose some one, who is dead. Focus on the main events of his/her life. Write between 15 and 25 lines. Put a picture. John Fitzgerald Kenne...

« John Fitzgerald Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on 29 th may 1917 in Brookline.

He had 8 brothers and sisters.

He was educated in one very good private school in Wallingford, Connecticut.

Then, he studied in London School of Economics but he stopped because he had the Jaundice.

He attended those of Princeton and Harvard too.

At 23, Kennedy wrote his Memory of end study. In 1941, he wanted to go to army but he couldn't because he had problems in the back and his left leg was shorter than the right.

But after negotiations, he became commandant on a boat of the US Army.

On 2 nd August 1943 at two o'clock in the morning, his boat was attacked by the Japanese.

Kennedy is thrown on the deck and injured himself the back, what deteriorated his pain but he managed to give the alert.

He received the medallion of the navy .

After the Second World War, Kennedy began a political career.

In 1952, he was candidate in the office of senator and he won this election. On 12 th September 1953, he got married with Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport.

They had 3 children, one daughter Caroline and 2 sons John and Patrick.

Patrick died two days later because he was prematurely born. Kennedy declared that he will be candidate for the presidential election on January 2 nd 1960.

The election took place on 8 th November 1960, and he was elected.

At 43, Kennedy is the youngest president. He died on 22 th November 1963, he was murdered.

He was buried in Arlington on 25 th November 1963.. »

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