Kennedy is elected president
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Words to know
- election
- a process in which people vote to choose leaders or decide questions
- represent
- speak or act for others
- government
- the system that makes and carries out public decisions
Massachusetts senator John F. Kennedy won the presidential election. He became the thirty-fifth president. An election joins voters, campaigns, rules, and public decisions.
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Follow-up: Boston crimes and the search for evidence
A series of murders frightened people in the Boston area. Investigators tried to find who was responsible. Later DNA work helped resolve one case. Evidence matters more than a frightening nickname.
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