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The '''Kennedy Curse''' is a series of unfortunate events that have happened to members of the [[Kennedy family]]. Some have called the continual misfortune of the Kennedy family a [[curse]]. Several members of the family who have died from unnatural causes, most notably brothers [[John F. Kennedy assassination|John]] and [[Robert F. Kennedy assassination|Robert]], who were assassinated by gunshot in 1963 and 1968, and [[John F. Kennedy, Jr.]], who [[John F. Kennedy, Jr.#Death|died in a plane crash]] with his [[Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy|wife]] and [[Lauren Bessette|sister-in-law]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite news|last = Beck|first = Melinda|title = A Kennedy shadow legacy?|publisher = Newsweek|date = 1984-07-02|pages = 25}}.</ref>
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==Chronology==
The '''Dudaş River''' is a [[tributary]] of the [[Danube]] in [[Romania]].
Believers in the "curse" generally cite the following core events as evidence of the family's misfortunes:{{Fact|date=November 2007}}


*'''1941''' - [[Rosemary Kennedy]] was believed to be [[Mental retardation|mentally retarded]]. Because of her increasingly violent and severe mood swings, she underwent a [[lobotomy]]. The surgery impaired her cognitive abilities even more and as a result, she remained institutionalized until her death in 2005.<ref name="cnn-king">{{cite web|title = Tragedy has repeatedly stalked Kennedy clan|first = John|last = King|publisher = [[CNN]]|date = 1999-07-17|accessdate = 2008-02-15|url = http://edition.cnn.com/US/9907/17/kennedy.tragedies/}}.</ref>
==References==
*'''[[August 12]], [[1944]]''' - [[Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.]], the eldest son of [[Joseph P. Kennedy|Joseph Kennedy]] and [[Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy]], dies in a mid-air aircraft explosion over the [[English Channel]] while flying a mission during [[World War II]].
*'''[[September 10]], [[1944]]''' - [[William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington]], husband of [[Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish]], is killed in action by a sniper in [[Belgium]] while serving as a major in the [[Coldstream Guards]].<ref name="cnn-king" />
*'''[[May 13]], [[1948]]''' - [[Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish]], Marchioness of Hartington, dies in a plane crash in [[France]].
*'''1955''' - [[Jacqueline Kennedy]] suffers a [[miscarriage]].
*'''[[August 23]], [[1956]]''' - [[Jacqueline Kennedy]] gives birth to a [[stillbirth|stillborn]] daughter. (Although the daughter was unnamed and is buried at [[Arlington National Cemetery]] next to her parents with a marker reading "Daughter," later reports indicated that the Kennedys had intended to call her "Arabella Kennedy".)<ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3001 Arabella Kennedy (1956 - 1956) - Find A Grave Memorial<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*'''[[December 19]], [[1961]]''' - [[Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.|Joseph P. Kennedy]], the family patriarch, suffers a greatly disabling [[stroke]] which makes movement and communication extremely difficult lasting until his death in '''1969'''.
*'''[[August 9]], [[1963]]''' - [[Patrick Bouvier Kennedy]], the second son of John and [[Jacqueline Kennedy]], born six weeks premature, dies two days after his birth.<ref name="cnn-king" />
*'''[[November 22]], [[1963]]''' - President [[John F. Kennedy assassination|John F. Kennedy assassinated]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] the same date, November 22, [[Patrick Kennedy (1823-1858)|his great-grandfather]] had died.
*'''[[June 19]], [[1964]]''' - [[Massachusetts]] Senator [[Ted Kennedy]] is involved in a plane crash in which one of his aides and the pilot were killed. He was pulled from the wreckage by fellow senator [[Birch E. Bayh II]] (D-Ind.) and spent weeks in a hospital recovering from a broken back, a punctured lung, broken ribs, and internal bleeding.<ref>[http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Kennedy-N344S.htm Check-Six.com - The 1964 Crash of Ted Kennedy's Plane]</ref>
*'''[[June 5]], [[1968]]''' - [[Robert F. Kennedy]], brother to both John and Ted, is [[Robert F. Kennedy assassination|shot]] multiple times and killed in [[Los Angeles]], immediately following his victory in the [[California]] Democratic presidential primary.
*'''[[July 18]], [[1969]]''' - "[[Chappaquiddick incident]]": A car driven by Ted Kennedy goes off a bridge on [[Martha's Vineyard]] killing passenger [[Mary Jo Kopechne]].
*'''[[February 23]], [[1972]]''' - [[Joseph P. Kennedy II]], son of Robert and Ethel, is on a Lufthansa jet over India that is hijacked by five [[Palestinians]] and flown to [[South Yemen]].
*'''[[January 23]], [[1973]]''' - [[Alexander Onassis]], stepson of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies in a plane crash.
*'''[[November 17]], [[1973]]''' - [[Edward Kennedy, Jr.]], loses his right leg due to [[bone cancer]] at the age of twelve.
*'''1973''' - [[Joseph P. Kennedy II]], son of Robert and Ethel, is the driver in a car accident that leaves one passenger, Pam Kelley, permanently paralyzed.<ref name="cnn-king" />
*'''[[April 25]], [[1984]]''' - [[David Kennedy]], a son of Robert and Ethel, dies from a [[Demerol]] and [[cocaine]] overdose in a [[Palm Beach, Florida]] hotel room.<ref name="cnn-king" />
*'''[[November 19]], [[1988]]''' - [[Christina Onassis]], stepdaughter of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies in [[Argentina]] of drug abuse-related heart failure.
*'''January, 1994''' - [[Jacqueline Kennedy]] is diagnosed with [[Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma]], a type of [[cancer]], and dies later that year.
*'''[[December 31]] [[1997]]''' - [[Michael Kennedy]], son of Robert, dies in a skiing accident in [[Aspen, Colorado]].<ref name="cnn-king" />
*'''[[July 16]], [[1999]]''' - [[John F. Kennedy, Jr.]], his wife, [[Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy|Carolyn]] and sister-in-law [[Lauren Bessette|Lauren]] died when their private plane Kennedy is piloting crashes into the [[Atlantic Ocean]] on a hazy evening en route from [[Essex County Airport]] in [[Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey|Fairfield, New Jersey]] to [[Martha's Vineyard]].
*'''[[May 20]], [[2008]]''' - [[Ted Kennedy]], at the age of 76, is diagnosed with a brain tumor ([[Glioma]]) after being hospitalized for an unexplained seizure in Massachusetts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/20/kennedy.tumor/|title= Doctors: Ted Kennedy has malignant brain tumor|date=2008-05-21|publisher=CNN.com|accessdate=2008-06-14}}</ref>


==Secondary events==
* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti
Despite being in the news, these events are not considered to be part of the "curse" by all believers. {{Fact|date=November 2007}}
* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971
* Donaukommission - Die Donau von Kelheim bis Sulina [http://www.danubecom-intern.org/GERMAN/Flag/flaginhalt.htm]


*'''[[November 26]], [[1950]]''' - [[Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire]], Kathleen Kennedy's father-in-law, had a heart attack and was treated by the suspected [[serial killer]] [[John Bodkin Adams|Dr John Bodkin Adams]]. He died.<ref>{{citation|last = Cullen|first = Pamela V|title = A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams|location = London|publisher = Elliott & Thompson|year = 2006|isbn=1-904027-19-9}}.</ref>
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*'''[[May 1]], [[1990]]''' - [[John F. Kennedy Jr.]] fails his [[bar exam]] for the second time and was widely ridiculed in the [[tabloids]].
*'''[[September 11]], [[1983]]''' - [[Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.]] is arrested in [[South Dakota]] for [[heroin]] possession.
*'''1986''' - [[Patrick J. Kennedy]], a son of Senator Ted Kennedy, begins treatment for [[cocaine]] addiction.
*'''1991''' - [[William Kennedy Smith]], son of [[Jean Kennedy]], is accused of raping a woman in Palm Beach, Florida. He is tried and acquitted.
*'''[[August 12]], [[1999]]''' - [[Anthony Radziwill]], son of [[Lee Radziwill]] and nephew of John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy, dies of cancer one month after his first cousin, John F. Kennedy Jr. perishes in a plane crash.
*'''[[June 7]], [[2002]]''' - [[Michael Skakel]], a nephew of [[Ethel Skakel Kennedy]], is convicted in the 1975 murder of [[Martha Moxley]], committed when he was a teenager.
*'''2004''' - [[William Kennedy Smith]] faces civil charges based on an alleged 1999 sexual assault; the charges are dismissed.
*'''[[May 4]], [[2006]]''' - [[Patrick J. Kennedy]] is involved in a single-car accident in Washington DC. He has since entered treatment for addiction to prescription pain medication.
*'''2006''' - [[Ted Kennedy]] was aboard a plane which was struck by lightning and had to be diverted to [[New Haven, Connecticut]]. Senator Kennedy had just delivered the commencement address at the [[Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts]] in [[North Adams, MA|North Adams]] and was on his way to his Cape Cod home when the plane was struck.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/us/14kennedy.html|title=Kennedy's Plane Is Struck by Lightning|date=2006-05-14|publisher=''New York Times''|accessdate=2008-06-14}}</ref>

==References==
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Revision as of 21:54, 11 October 2008

The Kennedy Curse is a series of unfortunate events that have happened to members of the Kennedy family. Some have called the continual misfortune of the Kennedy family a curse. Several members of the family who have died from unnatural causes, most notably brothers John and Robert, who were assassinated by gunshot in 1963 and 1968, and John F. Kennedy, Jr., who died in a plane crash with his wife and sister-in-law in 1999.[1]

Chronology

Believers in the "curse" generally cite the following core events as evidence of the family's misfortunes:[citation needed]

Secondary events

Despite being in the news, these events are not considered to be part of the "curse" by all believers. [citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Beck, Melinda (1984-07-02). "A Kennedy shadow legacy?". Newsweek. p. 25..
  2. ^ a b c d e f King, John (1999-07-17). "Tragedy has repeatedly stalked Kennedy clan". CNN. Retrieved 2008-02-15..
  3. ^ Arabella Kennedy (1956 - 1956) - Find A Grave Memorial
  4. ^ Check-Six.com - The 1964 Crash of Ted Kennedy's Plane
  5. ^ "Doctors: Ted Kennedy has malignant brain tumor". CNN.com. 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  6. ^ Cullen, Pamela V (2006), A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams, London: Elliott & Thompson, ISBN 1-904027-19-9.
  7. ^ "Kennedy's Plane Is Struck by Lightning". New York Times. 2006-05-14. Retrieved 2008-06-14. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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