The 'Kennedy Curse': Separating Tragedy from Myth in America's Most Famous Family

What Happened: The Kennedy Family’s Historical Tragedies The so-called “Kennedy Curse” encompasses a documented series of premature deaths and tragedies that have struck America’s most prominent political family since the 1940s. The pattern includes deaths from warfare, aviation accidents, assassinations, skiing incidents, and medical complications spanning three generations. The tragic timeline includes some of America’s most shocking political murders: President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas in 1963, followed by his brother Robert F.