Mary Jo Kopechne, 28, who died a year after RFK's campaign, off Chappaquiddick Island in 1969 in a highly publicized and controversial car accident involving her driver, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who pleaded guilty after leaving the scene of an accident;
The circumstances of her drowning death at Chappaquiddick Island remain controversial, with her death regarded as a major hindrance to the Presidential aspirations of Kennedy.
The island became internationally recognized following the July 18, 1969 incident, where the car of U.S. Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy was accidentally driven off the island's Dike Bridge, which fatally trapped his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, inside.
Chappaquiddick Island (the small "island" connected to the main island is part of Edgartown)
July 18, 1969 – In the Chappaquiddick incident, Ted Kennedy accidentally drove his car off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, which fatally trapped his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, inside.
Mytoi (pronounced MY-toy) is a small Japanese garden set within an open pine forest on Chappaquiddick Island, in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
Long Island | Vancouver Island | Newfoundland (island) | Rhode Island | North Island | South Island | Staten Island | Easter Island | Treasure Island | island | Prince Edward Island | Island Records | Norfolk Island | Livingston Island | Hong Kong Island | Rhode Island School of Design | Ellis Island | Christmas Island | Fantasy Island | Coney Island | Baffin Island | Kangaroo Island | Cape Breton Island | Bougainville Island | 2013 Island Games | Island of Montreal | University of Rhode Island | Lantau Island | Java (island) | Santa Catalina Island, California |