United States
On May 29, 1917, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. He would later become the 35th president of the United States. Kennedy’s presidency included events such as the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the early stages of the space race. He also advocated for civil-rights legislation and launched the Peace Corps. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 cut his presidency short and shocked the nation. His birth date is often noted in discussions of twentieth-century American politics and leadership.
