At 3 in the afternoon on this day in 1917 John Fitzgerald Kennedy entered this world.
This man was to Irish Catholics and Roman Catholics in general what Barack Obama is to Blacks in this era.
Hard to believe but back in the day there was a real fear in the States that if they elected a Catholic they would be putting the Pope in the White House.
When I was a kid every house in my Ottawa neighbourhood had two things prominently on display: a crucifix and a picture of JFK.
Happy Birthday Jack!
WFDS
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