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JOHN F. KENNEDY:

ELM STREET

January 20, 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the Massachusetts native was the 35th elected president of the United States of America. The youngest president of the US and certainly the most beloved president by the American citizens made decisions that would change the perception of the country and one of the first actions that he made when he was in the presidency was to start in March 1,1961 the Peace Corps program in which people volunteer to help countries that were in crisis and gained respect worldwide. Another statement came on October 28, 1962 when he ended the Cuban Missile Crisis and gained respect worldwide.

On June 10, 1963 the most handsome president someone could say reached the Equal Pay Act which ensured the abolishment of different wage to women. In order to protect the environment and avoid the nuclear arms Kennedy with the USSR and UK leaders signed the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty on August 5, 1963. Thinking in re-election and within a year of elections Kennedy started campaigning in the lone star state ,with a 2-day tour, this was an important state to win due to the controversial posture this state had with the ideas of the 35th president of the US. In the final day of the tour the unthinkable happened.

November 22,1963, 7:00 am - John F. Kennedy gave his speech at Fort Worth

November 22,1963, 10:30 am - John F. Kennedy salutes all the people that came to see him and his wife.

November 22,1963, 11:30 am - John F. Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy arrive at Love Field

November 22,1963, 11:50 am - John F. Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy, Governor Connally and Mrs. Connally start the open motorcade.

November 22,1963, 12:29 pm - When the limousine that was carrying the president turned at Elm Street and the first shot is fired but missed the president.

November 22,1963, 12:30 pm - The second shot is fired and wounded the neck of the president as well as the back, wrist and leg of the governor. Finally the third shot and fatal shot hitted the president head.

November 22,1963, 12:35 pm - The limousine arrives at Parkland Memorial Hospital where he got in the trauma room 1.

November 22,1963, 1:00 pm - John F. Kennedy was declared dead.