John F.Kennedy is Elected President
John F. Kennedy was elected in 1960.
Kennedy was a very popular president all around the country. He was thought to be very dedicated to the country and always had peace in his plans ahead.
During the Vietnam War, he thought of the "domino effect" which was when one country falls, it creates a sudden fall of all of the other countries relying on the first. He also kept providing military aid to protect southeast Asia from communism.
The picture above is about five to ten minutes before president John F. Kennedy was shot and killed. He was riding in the back of a topless convertible and was shot twice, once in the shoulder and once in the back of the skull. He was rushed to the nearest hospital a few minutes away and was pronounced dead after being there for 10 minutes. The country was in shock because JFK had done a lot of good for them and their country.