Early life and education. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born at 83 Beals Street in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917, to businessman/politician Joseph Patrick Joe Kennedy and philanthropist/socialite Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald-Kennedy.
If I hadn't had surgery to fix my collarbone, I'd have ended up lopsided. Around 300,000 people a year break their collarbone. In most cases, the bone will knit back together - but 9,000 patients with more serious fractures need a titanium plate inserted. Stephen Bennett, 53, talks about his experience
Broken collarbone A broken collarbone (also known as a clavicular fracture) most often happens from falling and landing directly onto your shoulder, such as while bicycling, skiing, or snowboarding. The collarbone, or clavicle, is directly under the skin with very little overlying tissue, which makes fractures visible to the naked eye.