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The Chappaquiddick incident occurred on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, United States, sometime around midnight between July 18 and 19, 1969, when United States Senator Ted Kennedy drove his car off a narrow bridge, causing it to overturn in Poucha Pond.
Apr 6, 2018 · Late on the night of July 18, 1969, a black Oldsmobile driven by U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy plunged off the Dike Bridge on the tiny island of Chappaquiddick, off Martha’s Vineyard, landing ...
- Sarah Pruitt
Jul 18, 2019 · PEOPLE's podcast Cover-Up digs into the Chappaquiddick scandal that scarred Ted Kennedy and Mary Jo Kopechne's family and changed the course of history.
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- Liz McNeil
Apr 2, 2018 · In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy careened a car off a bridge, killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne, but the story of the night’s events remain muddled today.
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- Lorraine Boissoneault
The Chappaquiddick incident occurred July 18–19, 1969, at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, U.S., in which Mary Jo Kopechne died in a car driven by U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy.
Jul 18, 2022 · PEOPLE Explains: All About Chappaquiddick, the Shocking Kennedy Scandal That Left One Woman Dead. Fifty-three years ago, Ted Kennedy was enmeshed in a fatal car accident that would haunt him...
Apr 6, 2018 · What to know about the true story of the Chappaquiddick scandal and how it prevented Senator Ted Kennedy from running for President