Re: 60 Years Ago Today

Shelbelle · ‎03-09-2010

It was on a Fri and I remember all the schools here were closed on Monday and everyone was encouraged to go to their House of Worship, they all had services on that day.

bmorechick · ‎03-11-2010

Like 9/11 I remember every detail so clearly.

I was 8, in Catholic school and Sister Maxine came in and told us. She was crying. We knew it was bad because the nuns NEVER cried...only yelled. We had to kneel and pray for him and his family. Dismissed early as well. Came home and my mom and aunt were in front of the TV crying. I was too young to understand.

amyb · ‎04-05-2010

I was 6, in 1st grade. They let us out early.

I was a "walker", not a busser, as we lived within the walker's distance...about 2-3 miles away...nowadays they'd probably not have us walk that far, but didn't hurt us! Anyhoo...I can still picture my mom, coming up the walkway, still in her office sweater and pencil skirt, (they'd been let out early too.) She was quiet and solemn.

I was in a white dotted swiss dress and had been the one to "erase the boards" that day...had yellow chalk all across the front of the pretty dress.

We walked home...I forget if she told me then what had happened...I only remember her meeting me outside at the top of the "path" to our school. We were the only ones out there at that time...

Like yesterday...and yet...60 years ago.

I miss my mom...she looked so pretty that day...which of course is not the point of this post...but still in my thoughts.

patbz · ‎03-10-2010

I was a sophmore at University of Maryland and was the first in my sorority to hear the news. I went to the hallway and shouted " the President has been shot" and one of my

sisters popped out of her doorway and said "you're lying". The next day several of us went to D.C. late at night to stand in line to pay our respects to the late President in the rotunda of the Capitol. I remember it was very cold and line was at least six people across and several miles long. Everybody was very quiet and from all over the world. There was a young soldier who had taken space a from Germany. Over a quarter million people passed through the Rotunda for the viewing.

Mizz Daizy · ‎06-10-2015

I was in the 5th grade…… Catholic School. We were told by our principal. Of course we had a moment of prayer. It affected me more than I thought. I remember it being such a sad time. I remember watching it all unveil on TV. I can vividly remember Lee Oswald being shot by Jack Ruby. I don’t remember if I saw it live or replayed on TV

Shelbelle · ‎03-09-2010

@patbz wrote:
I was a sophmore at University of Maryland and was the first in my sorority to hear the news. I went to the hallway and shouted " the President has been shot" and one of my
sisters popped out of her doorway and said "you're lying". The next day several of us went to D.C. late at night to stand in line to pay our respects to the late President in the rotunda of the Capitol. I remember it was very cold and line was at least six people across and several miles long. Everybody was very quiet and from all over the world. There was a young soldier who had taken space a from Germany. Over a quarter million people passed through the Rotunda for the viewing.

My DD is also a U of MD grad, Terps all the way !!!

jlkz · ‎12-02-2013

I was a college sophomore and French class had just finished when we heard the news out in the hallway.

Glued to the TV all weekend to hear and see the live coverage...stunned when we saw LH Oswald shot on camera.

Cried during the funeral procession up Pennsylvania Avenue and the salute by JFK's young son as the cortège passed by.

Awed by the grace and stamina of a beautiful, heartbroken First Lady.

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
Sir Winston Churchill

Mom2Dogs · ‎03-09-2010

I rememer being sent home from school early. It was snowing and my 3rd grade teacher gave each of us a hug as we got on the bus.

drizzellla · ‎03-14-2010

I vividly remember that day.

I was in 7th grade. It was a Friday so we were dismissed an hour early. Because on Fridays we had early dismissal. Not one word was mentioned to us about the assassination while we were in school.

It wasn't until we went to the food/snack truck that was parked outside, that the guy who owned the truck, told us about the President being shot.

We went to the closest house of the friends that we were with, so we could turn on the news.

I thought it was so odd that none of the students were told while we were in school. We found out when we were buying our frozen bananas coated in chocolate.