The accident Catastrophe was caused Causation by Senator Edward M. ( Ted ) Kennedy 's negligence and resulted in Causation the death Death of his 28-year-old passenger Mary Jo Kopechne , who was trapped Placing inside the vehicle .

According to Kennedy 's police statement Statement , he accidentally drove Self_motion his car off the one-lane bridge and into the tide-swept Pocha Pond shortly after he left Departing a party Participation on the island , at 11:15p.m .

The time Kennedy gave Giving conflicts Quarreling with the report Reporting of a Sheriff 's deputy that he saw Kennedy 's car on the road at 12:40a.m .

The time Kennedy gave Giving conflicts Quarreling with the report Reporting of a Sheriff 's deputy that he saw Kennedy 's car on the road at 12:40a.m .

Kennedy pleaded Request guilty to a charge Judgment_communication of leaving Departing the scene of an accident Catastrophe and received Receiving a two-month suspended jail sentence Legal_rulings .

In a televised statement Statement on the evening of July 25 , Kennedy said Statement his conduct Action immediately after the accident Catastrophe `` made no sense to me at all '' , and that he regarded Protest his failure to report Reporting the accident Catastrophe immediately as `` indefensible '' .

The Chappaquiddick incident Catastrophe became Becoming national news that influenced Influence Kennedy 's decision not to run Action for President in 1972 and 1976 , and it was said Statement to have undermined Hindering his chances of ever becoming Becoming President .

Kennedy never again sought public office outside of the Senate .

John Fitzgerald Kennedy , the 35th President of the United States , was assassinated Killing on November 22 , 1963 , at 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time in Dallas , Texas , while riding Self_motion in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza .

Kennedy was riding Self_motion with his wife Jacqueline , Texas Governor John Connally , and Connally 's wife Nellie when he was fatally shot Use_firearm by former U.S. Marine Lee Harvey Oswald firing Use_firearm in ambush Attack from a nearby building Building .

The motorcade rushed Motion to Parkland Memorial Hospital where President Kennedy was pronounced Statement dead Death about 30 minutes after the shooting Use_firearm ; Connally recovered Recovering from his injuries Bodily_harm .

Oswald was charged Judgment_communication under Texas state law with the murder Killing of Kennedy , as well as that of Dallas policeman J. D. Tippit , who had been fatally shot Use_firearm a short time after the assassination Killing .

Kennedy was the eighth and most recent US President to die Death in office , and the fourth ( following Lincoln , Garfield , and McKinley ) to be assassinated Killing .

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson automatically assumed Choosing the Presidency upon Kennedy 's death Death .

In light of the investigative reports Reporting determining Deciding that `` reliable acoustic data do not support Supporting a conclusion Coming_to_believe that there was a second gunman '' , the U.S. Justice Department concluded Coming_to_believe active investigations Criminal_investigation and stated `` that no persuasive evidence can be identified Check to support Supporting the theory of a conspiracy Committing_crime in ... the assassination Killing of President Kennedy '' .

However , Kennedy 's assassination Killing is still the subject of widespread debate Quarreling and has spawned numerous conspiracy theories and alternative scenarios .

The public 's reaction Response to Selena 's death Death was compared to those that followed the deaths Death of John Lennon , Kurt Cobain , and John F. Kennedy .

On June 5 , 1968 , presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was mortally wounded Bodily_harm shortly after midnight at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles .

Following dual victories in the California and South Dakota primary elections Choosing for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States , Senator Kennedy spoke Expressing_publicly to journalists and campaign workers at a live televised Communication celebration from the stage of his headquarters at the Ambassador Hotel .

Kennedy died Death in the Good Samaritan Hospital 26 hours later .

Much like his brother 's assassination Killing , Robert Kennedy 's assassination Killing has led to Causation a number of conspiracy theories ; to date , no credible evidence has emerged Coming_to_be that Sirhan was not the shooter , or that he did n't act alone .

Kennedy and Huey Long of Louisiana ( in 1935 ) are the only two sitting Placing United States Senators to be assassinated Killing .

President John F. Kennedy responded Response by authorizing Preventing_or_letting `` Operation Dominic '' .

Because of the heavy commercial air traffic into Newark , LaGuardia , and Kennedy airports , an air traffic control Control clearance is required Preventing_or_letting to operate Being_in_operation in much of the airspace around the city .

EgyptAir Flight 990 ( MS990/MSR990 ) was a regularly scheduled Arranging flight Self_motion from Los Angeles International Airport , United States , to Cairo International Airport , Egypt , with a stop Process_end at John F. Kennedy International Airport , New York City .

Billed as the `` global jukebox '' , the event was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London , England , United Kingdom ( attended Perception_active by 72,000 people ) and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States ( attended Participation by about 100,000 people ) .

Senator Ted Kennedy in the United States led Causation a congressional campaign for an end to Pakistani military persecution ; while U.S. diplomats in East Pakistan strongly dissented Judgment_communication with the Nixon administration 's close ties to the Pakistani military dictator Yahya Khan .

Swissair Flight 111 was a scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City , United States to Cointrin International Airport in Geneva , Switzerland .

He was arrested Arrest after he had boarded Emirates Flight 202 to Dubai at John F. Kennedy International Airport .

Trans World Airlines Flight 800 ( TWA 800 ) was a Boeing 747-100 that exploded Damaging and crashed Catastrophe into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches , New York , on July 17 , 1996 , at about 8:31 p.m. EDT , 12 minutes after takeoff Self_motion from John F. Kennedy International Airport on a scheduled international passenger flight to Rome , with a stopover in Paris .

The tour included Cause_to_be_included a six-night run at the Royal Albert Hall in London , with Bap Kennedy as the supporting Supporting act .

The predominant match Competition on the Raw brand was for the WWE Championship between Randy Orton and the fans ' choice of either Shawn Michaels , Jeff Hardy , or Mr. Kennedy .

U.S. involvement escalated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale under President John F. Kennedy through the MAAG program from just under a thousand in 1959 to 16,000 in 1963 .