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Ethel Kennedy Dies at 96
October 10, 2024
Ethel Kennedy died at the age of 96 from complications related to a stroke she suffered last week. Ethel married into the Kennedy family in 1950. She was there the night her husband Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in 1968. She endured more tragedy over the years. Her son David died of a drug overdose, and her other son Michael lost his life in a skiing accident. In 2014 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama.