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Apr 6, 2018 · Print Page. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images. 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...
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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.
- Negligent operation by Ted Kennedy
- Mary Jo Kopechne, aged 28
- July 18–19, 1969
- Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts
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Apr 2, 2018 · It’s the story of this night that would become an enduring black mark on Kennedy’s political career and that serves as fodder for the new film Chappaquiddick, starring Jason Clarke as Ted...
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Ted Kennedy Chappaquiddick Speech July 25, 1969. My fellow citizens: I have requested this opportunity to talk to the people of Massachusetts about the tragedy which happened last Friday evening. This morning I entered a plea of guilty to the charge of leaving the scene of an accident.
Apr 4, 2018 · On the night of Friday, July 18, 1969, 37-year-old U.S. Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts drove his Oldsmobile off a wooden bridge into a pond on the small island of...
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Apr 6, 2018 · Updated: Feb. 14, 2023. What really happened on the bridge on Chappaquiddick Island on Friday, July 18, 1969? Shutterstock. Editor’s Note: In November 1979, Senator Edward Kennedy seemed poised...
Jul 18, 2019 · Ted Kennedy's Chappaquiddick Scandal: 10 Revelations. Politics. Chappaquiddick, 50 Years Later: 10 Revelations About the Deadly Scandal That Could Have Brought Down a Kennedy. PEOPLE's...