Learning the alphabet occurs over time; a child must learn each letterâs name, shape (upper-and lowercase letters) and common sound. This typically occurs in stages, beginning with a toddler singing the alphabet song.
Rosemary Kennedy, the third child and first daughter of Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy, was born in the middle of a virulent Spanish influenza sweeping the country in September 1918. Pregnant women had feared the influenza affecting their unborn children.
Updated March 14, 2017. The first president born in the 20th century, Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917. He grew up in a wealthy family. He was sickly as a child and continued to have health problems the rest of his life. He attended private schools his whole life including the famous prep school, Choate.