{"id":1616,"date":"2011-01-20T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T07:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/?p=1616"},"modified":"2011-01-03T10:01:40","modified_gmt":"2011-01-03T07:01:40","slug":"50-years-20-jan-1961-john-kennedy-inaugurated-35th-president-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/uncategorized\/50-years-20-jan-1961-john-kennedy-inaugurated-35th-president-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"50 years ago (20 Jan 1961): John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"

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John F. 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