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The only son of President John F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Jr. always lived in the media spotlight. On his third birthday, ''John-John'' attended the funeral of his assassinated father and was photographed saluting his father's coffin in a famous and searing image. When he grew up, he was named the ''Sexiest Man Alive'' by ''People'' magazine and dated celebrities before settling down to marry Carolyn Bessette and run his moderately successfully political magazine, ''George''. Known for his adventurous nature, he nonetheless took pains to separate himself from the more self-destructive behavior of some of the other men in the Kennedy clan. On July 16, 1999, however, with limited flying experience, Kennedy took off from New Jersey with his wife and sister-in-law and flew his single-engine plane into a hazy, moonless night. He had turned down an offer by one of his flight instructors to accompany him, saying he ''wanted to do it alone.'' To reach his destination of Martha's Vineyard, he would have to fly 200 miles--the final phase over a dark, hazy ocean--and inexperienced pilots can lose sight of the horizon under such conditions. Kennedy would have to depend on his instruments, but he had not qualified for a license to fly with instruments only. About eight miles from Martha's Vineyard, radar showed the aircraft suddenly plummet. An extensive rescue operation was launched, but no survivors were found. On July 21, Navy divers recovered the three bodies from the wreckage of the plane. Americans mourned the loss of the ''crown prince'' of one of the nation's most admired families, a sadness that was especially poignant given the relentless string of tragedies that have haunted the Kennedy family over the years. In 2000, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the crash was caused by an inexperienced pilot who became disoriented in the dark and lost control.
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The only son of President John F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Jr. always lived in the media spotlight. On his third birthday, ''John-John'' attended the funeral of his assassinated father and was photographed saluting his father's coffin in a famous and searing image. When he grew up, he was named the ''Sexiest Man Alive'' by ''People'' magazine and dated celebrities before settling down to marry Carolyn Bessette and run his moderately successfully political magazine, ''George''. Known for his adventurous nature, he nonetheless took pains to separate himself from the more self-destructive behavior of some of the other men in the Kennedy clan. On July 16, 1999, however, with limited flying experience, Kennedy took off from New Jersey with his wife and sister-in-law and flew his single-engine plane into a hazy, moonless night. He had turned down an offer by one of his flight instructors to accompany him, saying he ''wanted to do it alone.'' To reach his destination of Martha's Vineyard, he would have to fly 200 miles--the final phase over a dark, hazy ocean--and inexperienced pilots can lose sight of the horizon under such conditions. Kennedy would have to depend on his instruments, but he had not qualified for a license to fly with instruments only. About eight miles from Martha's Vineyard, radar showed the aircraft suddenly plummet. An extensive rescue operation was launched, but no survivors were found. On July 21, Navy divers recovered the three bodies from the wreckage of the plane. Americans mourned the loss of the ''crown prince'' of one of the nation's most admired families, a sadness that was especially poignant given the relentless string of tragedies that have haunted the Kennedy family over the years. In 2000, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the crash was caused by an inexperienced pilot who became disoriented in the dark and lost control.
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You love her sassy, strong, sultry voice, now see her in concert in a beautiful setting on Martha's Vineyard. The songs included are: "Give Me All Night," "Anticipation," "You Have to Hurt," "You're So Vain," "Do the Walls Come Down," "Two Hot Girls," "It Happens Everyday," "Nobody Does It Better," "All I Want Is You," "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of," "You Belong to Me," "Coming Around Again (Itsy Bitsy Spider)," "Never Been Gone" and "The Right Thing to Do." Also includes an interview with the songstress, backstage footage the audience and personal photos.
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