While the Kennedy’s exuded glamor, sophistication and power, they were not without their curses. Over the years, the family was beset with 16 tragedies and five plane crashes, including the death of JFK’s favored older brother Joe, all detailed here. Not only was JFK assassinated but five years later his younger brother, U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy would die at the hand of a lone crazed Muslim gunman. Coincidence? Was history repeating itself?

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