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(#5) John F. Kennedy Was Assassinated in 1963
John F. Kennedy became the third Kennedy child to die young, due to his assassination in Dallas in November 1963.
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(#7) Robert F. Kennedy Was Assassinated in 1968
The 1968 Democratic nomination for President was a chaotic race between multiple candidates, including Robert Kennedy, the seventh Kennedy child. After winning the hugely important California primary, Robert was shot dead in Los Angeles in June of that year by a Palestinian national over his support of Israel.
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(#10) Robert's Son David Died at 28
The fourth of Robert F. Kennedy's eleven children, David A. Kennedy, first nearly drowned at age 13, then was watching TV as news reports of his father's assassination were broadcast. The death of his father deeply affected David and he became a heavy drug user. He was injured in the jeep accident that paralyzed his girlfriend, then was the target of kidnapping threats later. At age 28, he overdosed on cocaine and painkillers and was found dead in a hotel room in Miami.
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(#2) Joseph Kennedy, Jr. Was Killed During World War II
The eldest of the nine Kennedy children, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. was being groomed for a political career, but he was killed in August 1944 while training for a secret mission. Kennedy had volunteered for Operation Anvil, a plan to load surplus heavy bombers with explosives and use them as remote-piloted drone missiles. The project required the plane to take off with a pilot, who would parachute out before the missile was aimed. Kennedy was training as a pilot for an Anvil mission when the plane he was flying blew up over England.
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(#3) Kathleen Kennedy Died in a Plane Crash in 1948
The brief life of the fourth Kennedy child, Kathleen, was marred by tragedy. At 24, she married British royal William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington - just two months later he was shot dead by a sniper during World War II. Four years after his death, she started dating Peter Fitzwilliam, another British royal. He was in the process of divorcing his wife. She planned to marry Fitzwilliam but wanted to get her father's blessing first. Kathleen and Peter were planning to take a short vacation to the French Riviera together before meeting her father in Paris to discuss their plans, but their plane crashed before they arrived. There were no survivors. She was 28.
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(#9) Ted's Son Edward Jr. Lost a Leg to Cancer
Edward M. Kennedy Jr., the son of Ted Kennedy and nephew to JFK and RFK, was diagnosed with bone cancer at age 12 and had one of his legs amputated, which successfully stopped the spread of the disease. Ted was in the middle of walking his daughter Kathleen down the aisle and rushed back to the hospital afterward to be with Edward Jr. He went on to become a successful lawyer and was later elected to the Connecticut State Senate.
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The Kennedy curse refers to the unfortunate fate of the members of the Kennedy family. Their tragic life seems to have been cursed and has become the most bizarre family story in history. The family members experienced all kinds of creepy accidents and disasters and ended their lives, the Kennedy family was even called the cursed family by public opinion.
The Kennedy family was regarded as the oldest and most influential political family in American history, not only have unparalleled prestige and status but also shrouded in a worldwide mystery: the Kennedy curse. The random tool shares 14 incredible stories about the Kennedy curse people believed in.
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