El documento proporciona información biográfica sobre John F. Kennedy, el 35o presidente de Estados Unidos. Nació en 1917 y fue miembro del Partido Demócrata. En 1960 se convirtió en el presidente más joven de EE. UU. Fue asesinado el 22 de noviembre de 1963 en Dallas, Texas.
John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. He was born in 1917 to a wealthy Irish Catholic family in Massachusetts. Kennedy served in the military during World War II and demonstrated courage and leadership. He was elected president in 1960, becoming the youngest man and first Catholic to hold the office. As president, Kennedy faced challenges such as the Cuban Missile Crisis but also supported civil rights. His presidency ended with his assassination in Dallas, Texas in 1963.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States. He served from 1933 until his death in 1945, making him the only president elected to four terms. FDR joined the Democratic party and was elected to the New York State Senate in 1910. He later served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Elected president in 1932 during the Great Depression, FDR established New Deal programs to provide relief and reform. As World War II began, he led the US to an Allied victory.
Thomas Edison was a famous American inventor who developed many groundbreaking technologies, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a commercially viable incandescent light bulb. He was born in 1847 and showed a knack for scientific experimentation from a young age. As an adult, Edison established laboratories in New Jersey and worked diligently to develop his inventions. Some of his most famous creations were developing the first industrial research lab, founding General Electric, and building the first movie studio. Edison received many honors for his achievements and innovations before passing away in 1931.
Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter born in 1853 in the Netherlands who is famous for his portraits, landscapes, and flowers. He only sold one painting during his lifetime but is now widely renowned, particularly for works like Starry Night. He lived parts of his life in France, where he was inspired by the landscapes, and cut off part of his ear. The Van Gogh Museum dedicated to his work is located in Amsterdam.
Nelson Mandela was born in South Africa in 1918. He studied law and joined the African National Congress to help end apartheid, a system that segregated black and white people. Mandela was arrested in the 1960s for protesting apartheid and spent 27 years in prison on Robben Island before being released in 1990. After his release, Mandela became president of South Africa in 1994, becoming the country's first black president and ending the system of apartheid. He worked to bring peace to South Africa and help black citizens before retiring in 1999.
Thomas Edison was an American inventor born in 1847 in Ohio. He had little formal schooling, instead teaching himself through reading books. He began working at a young age, starting as a newsboy on trains. Through reading scientific books, he learned telegraphy and began working as a telegraph operator at age 16. One of his most famous inventions was the phonograph in 1877, but he gained widespread fame after inventing the practical incandescent light bulb in 1879. He married Mary Stillwell and had children, but his wife later died of an unknown disease.
Nelson Mandela was a revolutionary South African leader who fought against apartheid. He was elected the first black President of South Africa in 1994, the first to be elected in a fully representative, multiracial election. Mandela co-founded Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress, and launched guerrilla attacks against the apartheid government. He was arrested in 1962 and sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting to overthrow the government. After his release in 1990, Mandela worked to end apartheid and discrimination, and was elected President of South Africa in 1994, serving until 1999.
El documento proporciona información biográfica sobre John F. Kennedy, el 35o presidente de Estados Unidos. Nació en 1917 y fue miembro del Partido Demócrata. En 1960 se convirtió en el presidente más joven de EE. UU. Fue asesinado el 22 de noviembre de 1963 en Dallas, Texas.
John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. He was born in 1917 to a wealthy Irish Catholic family in Massachusetts. Kennedy served in the military during World War II and demonstrated courage and leadership. He was elected president in 1960, becoming the youngest man and first Catholic to hold the office. As president, Kennedy faced challenges such as the Cuban Missile Crisis but also supported civil rights. His presidency ended with his assassination in Dallas, Texas in 1963.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States. He served from 1933 until his death in 1945, making him the only president elected to four terms. FDR joined the Democratic party and was elected to the New York State Senate in 1910. He later served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Elected president in 1932 during the Great Depression, FDR established New Deal programs to provide relief and reform. As World War II began, he led the US to an Allied victory.
Thomas Edison was a famous American inventor who developed many groundbreaking technologies, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a commercially viable incandescent light bulb. He was born in 1847 and showed a knack for scientific experimentation from a young age. As an adult, Edison established laboratories in New Jersey and worked diligently to develop his inventions. Some of his most famous creations were developing the first industrial research lab, founding General Electric, and building the first movie studio. Edison received many honors for his achievements and innovations before passing away in 1931.
Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter born in 1853 in the Netherlands who is famous for his portraits, landscapes, and flowers. He only sold one painting during his lifetime but is now widely renowned, particularly for works like Starry Night. He lived parts of his life in France, where he was inspired by the landscapes, and cut off part of his ear. The Van Gogh Museum dedicated to his work is located in Amsterdam.
Nelson Mandela was born in South Africa in 1918. He studied law and joined the African National Congress to help end apartheid, a system that segregated black and white people. Mandela was arrested in the 1960s for protesting apartheid and spent 27 years in prison on Robben Island before being released in 1990. After his release, Mandela became president of South Africa in 1994, becoming the country's first black president and ending the system of apartheid. He worked to bring peace to South Africa and help black citizens before retiring in 1999.
Thomas Edison was an American inventor born in 1847 in Ohio. He had little formal schooling, instead teaching himself through reading books. He began working at a young age, starting as a newsboy on trains. Through reading scientific books, he learned telegraphy and began working as a telegraph operator at age 16. One of his most famous inventions was the phonograph in 1877, but he gained widespread fame after inventing the practical incandescent light bulb in 1879. He married Mary Stillwell and had children, but his wife later died of an unknown disease.
Nelson Mandela was a revolutionary South African leader who fought against apartheid. He was elected the first black President of South Africa in 1994, the first to be elected in a fully representative, multiracial election. Mandela co-founded Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress, and launched guerrilla attacks against the apartheid government. He was arrested in 1962 and sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting to overthrow the government. After his release in 1990, Mandela worked to end apartheid and discrimination, and was elected President of South Africa in 1994, serving until 1999.