Kennedy curse

The Kennedy curse is a series of deaths, accidents, assassinations, and other calamities involving members of the American Kennedy family.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] The alleged curse has primarily struck the descendants of businessman Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., but it has also affected family friends, associates, and other relatives. Political assassinations and plane crashes have been the most common manifestations of the "curse". Following the Chappaquiddick incident in 1969, Ted Kennedy is quoted saying he questioned if "some awful curse did actually hang over all the Kennedys."^[9] However skeptics argue that it is not improbable for a large extended family to experience similar events over the course of several generations.^[10]^[11]

^ "Kennedy Family Tragedies". The Washington Post. July 18, 1999. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
^ Carr, Pat; Hulteng, Lee. "Kennedy Family Tragedies". The Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
^ McGrory, Brian (July 18, 1999). "Family Overshadowed by a Litany of Tragedy". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
^ Klein, Edward (2004). The Kennedy Curse: Why Tragedy Has Haunted America's First Family for 150 Years. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-31293-0.
^ Jones, Sam; Tran, Mark (August 26, 2009). "History of the Kennedy Curse". The Guardian. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
^ "The Kennedy Curse". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
^ "Is Pat's Crash Part of Kennedy Curse?". Good Morning America. May 5, 2006. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
^ Lacayo, Richard (August 26, 2009). "Ted Kennedy, 1932–2009: The Brother Who Mattered Most". Time. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
^ Selk, Avi. "Ted Kennedy spoke of a family curse after deadly Chappaquiddick crash. Maybe he was right". National Post. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
^ "Kennedy Curse". The Skeptic's Dictionary. Retrieved August 29, 2009.
^ O'Dowd, Niall (September 18, 2011). "Talk of a Kennedy Curse Is Nonsense, Latest Death of Kara Revives Idle Chatter". IrishCentral. Retrieved May 19, 2012.

[WP-1] "Kennedy Family Tragedies". The Washington Post. July 18, 1999. Retrieved August 26, 2009.

[tribune-2] Carr, Pat; Hulteng, Lee. "Kennedy Family Tragedies". The Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2009.

[boston-3] McGrory, Brian (July 18, 1999). "Family Overshadowed by a Litany of Tragedy". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 26, 2009.

[klein-4] Klein, Edward (2004). The Kennedy Curse: Why Tragedy Has Haunted America's First Family for 150 Years. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-31293-0.

[guardian-5] Jones, Sam; Tran, Mark (August 26, 2009). "History of the Kennedy Curse". The Guardian. Retrieved August 26, 2009.

[hartford-6] "The Kennedy Curse". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2009.

[abc-7] "Is Pat's Crash Part of Kennedy Curse?". Good Morning America. May 5, 2006. Retrieved August 26, 2009.

[8] Lacayo, Richard (August 26, 2009). "Ted Kennedy, 1932–2009: The Brother Who Mattered Most". Time. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2009.

[9] Selk, Avi. "Ted Kennedy spoke of a family curse after deadly Chappaquiddick crash. Maybe he was right". National Post. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

[skeptic-10] "Kennedy Curse". The Skeptic's Dictionary. Retrieved August 29, 2009.

[11] O'Dowd, Niall (September 18, 2011). "Talk of a Kennedy Curse Is Nonsense, Latest Death of Kara Revives Idle Chatter". IrishCentral. Retrieved May 19, 2012.

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