Chappaquiddick: A tragedy that changed the course of American history
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Mary Jo Kopechne
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Police work near the car
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The curve of Chappaquiddick Road
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The car with smashed windshield
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The body of Mary Jo Kopechne
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Mary Jo Kopechne’s grieving parents
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Edward and Joan Kennedy attend Mary Jo Kopechne’s burial
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Chappaquiddick Island ferry
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Edward Kennedy leaves the Dukes County Courthouse
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Edward Kennedy speaks to the nation
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Defense lawyers Edward Hanify (R) and Robert Clark Jr.
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Sen. Edward Kennedy cruises on the yacht Marlin
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Judge James A. Boyle
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Aerial view of the Dike Bridge
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The house where the party was held
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A night time view of Dike Bridge
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Parents Joseph and Gwen Kopechne
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Dr. Werner Spitz, deputy chief medical examiner
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Sen. Edward Kennedy is trailed by reporters
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Special press room setup in Edgartown
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Sen. Edward and Joan Kennedy arrive at court
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Five women that attended the party
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Police officers line steps of Dukes County Courthouse
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Sen. Edward Kennedy in Washington
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Newsmen in Superior Court in Boston
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Chappaquiddick Island map
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Sen. Edward Kennedy, June 29, 1969
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Sen. Edward Kennedy announces his re-election run
Yahoo News Photo Staff
In the summer of 1969, Sen. Edward “Ted”. Kennedy left a party on Chappaquiddick island neat Martha's Vineyard, Mass., with Mary Jo Kopechne. Later that night Kennedy's car plunged off the narrow wooden Dike Bridge into a pond. Kennedy was able to escape, but Kopechne drowned. Here’s a look back at that tragic day and its aftermath.
Here’s a look back at that tragic day and its aftermath.
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