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Chappaquiddick incident: U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy crashes his car into a tidal pond at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, killing his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.
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Chappaquiddick incident
1969 death of Mary Jo Kopechne caused by Ted Kennedy crashing car
The Chappaquiddick incident occurred on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, United States, sometime around midnight, between July 18 and 19, 1969, when Mary Jo Kopechne died inside the car driven by United States Senator Ted Kennedy after he accidentally drove off a narrow…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ted Kennedy
American politician (1932–2009)
Edward Moore Kennedy was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1962 to his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party and the prominent Kennedy family, he was the second-most-senior member of the Senate…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Chappaquiddick Island
Small island at the eastern end of Martha's Vineyard, MA, US
Chappaquiddick Island is a peninsula and occasional island off the eastern end of Martha's Vineyard. Norton Point, a narrow barrier beach, connects Martha's Vineyard and Chappaquiddick between Katama and Wasque. Breaches occur due to hurricanes and strong storms separating the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mary Jo Kopechne
American teacher, secretary, and campaign specialist (1940–1969)
Mary Jo Kopechne was an American secretary, and one of the campaign workers for U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign, a close team known as the "Boiler Room Girls". In 1969, she asphyxiated when a car driven by U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy left a narrow road…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
July 19
Day of the year
July 19 is the 200th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 165 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)