Irish American history

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 218. Chapters: The Walt Disney Company, United States presidential election, 1960, Great Famine, Five Points, Manhattan, Gone with the Wind, Boston Celtics, Fenian Brotherhood, Irish diaspora, Saint Patrick's Battalion, Hanna-Barbera, Fenian Ram, Legacy of the Great Irish Famine, Tammany Hall, Ted Kennedy, Irish American, Robert F. Kennedy, Molly Maguires, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Irish nationality law, South Boston, Irish immigration to Puerto Rico, Philadelphia Nativist Riots, Irish Mob, Milton, Massachusetts, Kennedy family, Clan na Gael, Fenian raids, Chronology of the Great Famine, Atlantic Philanthropies, Dead Rabbits Riot, Irish American Athletic Club, Irish Race Conventions, Cook County Democratic Organization, Thomas Fitzsimons, Tommy Hilfiger, Fenian Rising, Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, John Barry, Daniel Carroll, Southern Comfort, Duffy's Cut, Phi Kappa Theta, Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Group of Boston, Wrigley Company, Police van, MacBride Principles, Molly Childers, Eoin McKiernan, Lombard Street Riot, Hibernian Rifles, Irish Whales, American Committee for Relief in Ireland, Golden Clan, Irish Republican Socialist Committees of North America, Gretchen Osgood Warren, The Ireland Funds, Patrick Hayes, Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame, Irish-Americans in the American Civil War, Irish National Caucus, Richard Phelan, Order of United American Mechanics, American Protective Association, Irish Museum and Cultural Center, Doolough Tragedy, Patrick Barry Hayes, Fiske Warren, James Akey Farm, American Irish Historical Society, Order of the Star Spangled Banner, Holland III, Cuba Five, Irish American Cultural Institute. Excerpt: Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (February 22, 1932 - August 25, 2009) was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. Serving almost 47 years, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history. For many years the most prominent living member of the Kennedy family, he was the last surviving son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both victims of assassination, and Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., killed in action in World War II; and the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy. Kennedy entered the Senate in a November 1962 special election to fill the seat once held by his brother John. He was elected to a full six-year term in 1964 and was reelected seven more times before his death. The controversial Chappaquiddick incident on July 18, 1969, resulted in the death of his automobile passenger Mary Jo Kopechne; Kennedy pleaded guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident, and the incident significantly damaged his chances of ever becoming President of the United States. His one attempt, in the 1980 presidential election, resulted in a Democratic primary campaign loss to incumbent President Jimmy Carter. Kennedy was known for his charisma and oratorical skills. His 1968 eulogy for his brother Robert and his 1980 rallying cry for modern American liberalism were among his best-known speeches. He became recognized as "The Lion of the Senate" through his long tenure and influence. More than 300 bills that Kennedy and his staff wrote were enacted into law. Unabashedly liberal, Kennedy championed an interventionist government emphasizing economic and social justice, but was also known...