Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy

Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who died on Aug. 25, 2009 at the age of 77. He was the last of a Kennedy generation. : 

Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who died on Aug. 25, 2009 at the age of 77. He was the last of a Kennedy generation. Photo Credits-http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/images/photo/2009/08/27/0520-KENNEDYOBIT/8874439.JPG

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Life story of Senator Edward M. Kennedy Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy was born in Feb. 22, 1932 Boston.

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Kennedy graduates from Harvard in June 1954 and enrolls at the University of Virginia Law School till 1959. Kennedy's brother, John F. Kennedy, was elected president in Nov. 8, 1960. In March 1962 Kennedy resigns as assistant district attorney in Suffolk County, Massachusetts and announces his candidacy for brother John. Photo credits-http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/32/JohnFKennedy.png/225px-JohnFKennedy.png John F. Kennedy 35th president of United States January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963

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In November 1962, Kennedy is elected U.S. senator from Massachusetts. In November 1979, Kennedy announces his candidacy for the 1980 presidential nomination, challenging President Jimmy Carter. Between January-June 1980, Kennedy wins Democratic primaries in nine states and the District of Columbia. Photo Credits-http://www.jfklibrary.org/NR/rdonlyres/438246C2-DA88-4C6F-8669-7D16FAD7A85D/22341/438246C2DA884C6F86697D16FAD7A85D.jpg

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Photo Credits-http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/08/25/us/27kenn_600.jpg A major health care bill sponsored in Aug. 21, 1996 by Kennedy and Sen. Nancy Kassebaum. No Child Left Behind legislation in Jan. 2002, which Kennedy co-sponsored, is signed into law. The legislation is to give states and school districts more freedom of how they spend federal dollars, but not at the cost of students achievement.

In April 5, 2004 Kennedy says Iraq has become "George Bush's Vietnam" and compares him to former President Richard Nixon. : 

In April 5, 2004 Kennedy says Iraq has become "George Bush's Vietnam" and compares him to former President Richard Nixon. Photo Credits-http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/images/photo/2009/08/27/0520-KENNEDYOBIT/8979382.JPG

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Jan. 28, 2008 Ted Kennedy announces that he is endorsing Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for president. Photo Credits-http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/images/photo/2009/08/27/0520-KENNEDYOBIT/21743490.JPG

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Doctors diagnose a cancerous brain tumor in May 20, 2008. Continues to work part time while he receives treatment for some months and returns to work in Nov. 17, 2008. Photo Credits-http://blog.masslive.com/breakingnews/2008/06/large_Kennedy.jpg

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Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, a son of one of the most famous families in American politics. A man who will be remembered as one of the most effective law makers in the history. Photo Credits-http://www.lera.uiuc.edu/Pubs/Perspectives/onlinecompanion/Senator%20Edward%20M%20%20Kennedy%20Picture.jpg February 22, 1932-August 25, 2009