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On This Day: Joseph P. Kennedy dies at 81

Top News // 3 years ago

On This Day: Joseph P. Kennedy dies at 81

On Nov. 18, 1969, Kennedy clan patriarch, Joseph P. Kennedy, died at his Hyannis Port home at the age of 81.

Famous birthdays for Sept. 6: Swoosie Kurtz, Idris Elba

Entertainment News // 4 years ago

Famous birthdays for Sept. 6: Swoosie Kurtz, Idris Elba

Actor Swoosie Kurtz turns 75 and actor Idris Elba turns 47, among the famous birthdays for Sept. 6.

Kennedys write pro-vaccine op-ed to counter RFK Jr.'s advocacy

U.S. News // 4 years ago

Kennedys write pro-vaccine op-ed to counter RFK Jr.'s advocacy

The debate over vaccines has driven a wedge through the Kennedys, with several prominent family members writing an op-ed blasting Robert Kennedy Jr. for his anti-vaccination views.

50 years after RFK's death, children question shooting evidence

U.S. News // 5 years ago

50 years after RFK's death, children question shooting evidence

Fifty years after the death of their father, two of Robert F. Kennedy's children believe evidence from the case should be reviewed.

Famous birthdays for Sept. 6: Idris Elba, Chris Christie

Entertainment News // 6 years ago

Famous birthdays for Sept. 6: Idris Elba, Chris Christie

Actor Idris Elba turns 45 and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie turns 55, among the famous birthdays for Sept. 6.

U.S. Supreme Court won't consider boy's case of fake burping

U.S. News // 6 years ago

U.S. Supreme Court won't consider boy's case of fake burping

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a New Mexico mother's appeal of her son's arrest for disrupting his seventh-grade gym class with fake burps.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

800 attend immigration reform rally

More than 800 immigrants attended a Boston rally held as part of the "Power Up for Citizenship" campaign for immigration reform, officials said.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Nixon 'blew stack' after tape erasure

Former President Richard Nixon told a grand jury he got furious when he learned 18 1/2 minutes of an Oval Office tape were erased, newly released records show.

Energy News // 1 decade ago

Charity receives donation from Venezuela

A Massachusetts charity run by Joseph P. Kennedy II received a heating oil donation from Venezuela.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Vatican reverses Kennedy annulment

The Vatican has reversed the annulment of former U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II's marriage, in a victory for his ex-wife.

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Charity receives donation from Venezuela Dec 11, 2007

When you try to defend your marriage, the army that comes after you is pretty brutal
Vatican reverses Kennedy annulment Jun 21, 2007

Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, Sr. (September 6, 1888 – November 18, 1969) was a prominent American businessman, investor, and political figure.

Kennedy, an Irish American, was the father of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, United States Attorney General and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, United States Senator Edward M. Kennedy, naval officer Joseph P. Kennedy Jr, Special Olympics co-founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith; and the grandfather of U.S. Representatives Joseph P. Kennedy II and Patrick J. Kennedy.

He was a leading member of the Democratic Party and of the Irish Catholic community. He was the inaugural Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), and later directed the Maritime Commission. Kennedy served as the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1938 until late 1940, including the early part of World War II.

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