Ten most important Irish American news stories in history [Video]

From assassinations to car accidents to the end of McCarthyism, these are the top ten Irish American news stories of all time. 

John F. Kennedy, the great-grandson of Irish immigrants, is elected US President

On November 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy defeated the incumbent Vice President, Republican Richard M. Nixon, in a very close race to become the first Irish-Catholic President of the USA. At only 43 years old, the great-grandson of Irish immigrants was the youngest man ever to be elected President. 

During his time in office, he returned to Ireland, visiting his ancestral home in County Wexford. The son of two Irish families, JFK had roots in Ireland through the Fitzgerald family who emigrated from Bruff in Co. Limerick during the famine, and the Kennedy family who left Dunganstown in Wexford around the same time. 

JFK is assassinated

JFK’s time in office was to be short-lived. Three years after his election his life was cut short by a …