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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 Lorraine Boissoneault April 2, 2018
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
Massachusetts. United States. Chappaquiddick incident, incident on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, U.S., that occurred July 18–19, 1969, in which Mary Jo Kopechne died in a car driven off a bridge by U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy. The youngest of nine children of ambitious parents, Kennedy’s long life of public service was marred by ...
Apr 4, 2018 · Kennedy, who had been elected majority whip in the Senate the previous January and was a contender for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination, began the night at a cottage on Chappaquiddick ...
Jul 18, 2022 · Sen. Ted Kennedy (center) leaves the courthouse after pleading guilty in the deadly Chappaquiddick crash. Photo: Ted Dully/The Boston Globe via Getty
Jul 16, 2019 · "The phenomenon of the personal becoming political began with Chappaquiddick," said Patrick Maney, a Kennedy expert and professor of political science at Boston College.
Feb 9, 2010 · Whatever Kennedy’s intentions, on the morning of July 19 he went back to Chappaquiddick Island and then returned to Edgartown. At 9:45 a.m., 10 hours after driving off Dike Road bridge, Kennedy ...
