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    • May 29, 1917
    Future president John F. Kennedy is born in Brookline, Massachusetts. He becomes the subject of Jimmy Dean's "P.T. 109," based on an actual event that occurs during Kennedy's military service
    Aug 2, 1943
    PT-109 is rammed by a Japanese destroyer in the Pacific Ocean. PT skipper John F. Kennedy saves 10 sailors by leading them to an island after the incident. Jimmy Dean celebrates the event in 1962 with his hit "P.T. 109"
    Jan 2, 1960
    John F. Kennedy announces his candidacy for president. Barely two years later, he is celebrated by Jimmy Dean in "P.T. 109"
    Nov 2, 1960
    "Feudin' And Fightin'" singer Jo Stafford attends a campaign rally for presidential candidate John F. Kennedy in Los Angeles, along with Louis Prima, Milton Berle, Stan Freberg and Janet Leigh
    Jan 20, 1961
    "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country": John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the 35th president of the United States in Washington, D.C. The next year, he is celebrated in Jimmy Dean's single "P.T. 109"
    May 19, 1961
    Chet Atkins performs for president John F. Kennedy at the annual White House news photographer dinner at a Washington, D.C., hotel. With Atkins are bassist Bob Moore, pianist Bill Purcell and drummer Buddy Harman
    Mar 16, 1962
    Columbia releases Jimmy Dean's "P.T. 109," honoring president John F. Kennedy
    Apr 6, 1962
    Time magazine prints the lyrics of "P.T. 109" in their entirety, noting the salute to John F. Kennedy was recorded by "cowboy crooner Jimmy Dean"
    Aug 22, 1963
    Gene Autry sits to the immediate right of president John F. Kennedy during a formal lunch at the White House
    Nov 21, 1963
    When president John F. Kennedy visits San Antonio, Texas, eight-year-old Steve Earle is taken out of school to watch the motorcade pass by. The following day, JFK is killed in Dallas
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