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JFK : 50th - ketchim - 11-22-2013
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Re: JFK : 50th - ketchim - 11-22-2013
The US is marking 50 years since President John F Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullet
in Dallas, Texas.
Re: JFK : 50th - ketchim - 11-22-2013
He is remembered for ordering one of the most disastrous episodes of the Cold War :
The failed Bay of Pigs invasion of communist Cuba :
by a CIA-trained paramilitary force of Cuban exile ~
Re: JFK : 50th - ketchim - 11-22-2013
He is also commemorated for his youthful vigour and his challenge to America :
to put a man on the Moon.
Re: JFK : 50th - ketchim - 11-22-2013
Two of his brothers later served as US senators and ran for president.
Robert was also assassinated in 1968.
Edward died in 2009 and was a champion of universal healthcare.
His daughter Caroline is now the US ambassador to Japan.
Re: JFK : 50th - ketchim - 11-22-2013
His wife Jackie is a distant memory :-[
Re: JFK : 50th - Artemisback - 11-22-2013
yeah, the man is a gem. ;D
Re: JFK : 50th - Artemisback - 11-22-2013
He was going to abolish the Federal Reserve taking money making ability away from the private bankers who control it.
Re: JFK : 50th - Artemisback - 11-22-2013
He gets a lot of credit for putting a man on the moon. He started the race for that.
Re: JFK : 50th - ketchim - 11-22-2013
Irishman .....US made him into a Monarchy !