Community Chat

[haddon9]

I was 9 years old and remember walking home from school.  I went to elementary school in Brooklyn at the time and we all walked.  Parents didn't take or pick up their kids back then unless they were in kindergarten.  

Walking home I heard from some older kids about how Kennedy had been shot.  I was kind of a clueless kid and kept saying that no he wasn't.

Once I got home of course I found out but I remember being bummed that there was nothing on TV for days except coverage of the assassination. 

Not only was a a clueless kid but a bit of a brat as well wanting my regular shows and being bored with the adult news coverage.

[skatting44]

  Did any news channel today  acknowledge this national tragedy from 81 yrs ago ?

[JoyFilled Warrior]

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@skatting44 wrote:

  Did any news channel today  acknowledge this national tragedy from 81 yrs ago ?

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@skatting44 

Yes, Several News Channels acknowledged the Anniversary of this sad event. 

I dont know about All News Channels tho.

[bmorechick]

I was 8...the nuns cried and we had to pray. Then were sent home. I went to city schools, so we walked to/from school.  As if it were last week, when I walked in the front door, I clearly remember my mom and her sister sitting on the couch in front of tv crying...  

[ROMARY]

Too many tragedies, one after another.

And then John-John, his wife, and sister-in-law killed in that airplane accident.  

       May they all rest in peace.  

[Pixie12]

I remember the church bells tolling all day. I was in first grade in Catholic school. Our sister teacher told us to kneel and led us in prayer. I didn't understand what bring shot meant.

[roeroe1005]

I'm watching a documentary on Showtime, JFK Revisited:  Through the Looking Glass.  It's a follow up documentary of Oliver Stone's JFK movie and covers the conspiracies after his death.  Very interesting.  

I was in 3rd grade.  TVs were brought into classrooms so we could watch the news.  I didn't really understand what was going on or the importance of it.  But we all knew it was really, really bad.

[Lilysmom1]

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@bmorechick wrote:

I was 8...the nuns cried and we had to pray. Then were sent home. I went to city schools, so we walked to/from school.  As if it were last week, when I walked in the front door, I clearly remember my mom and her sister sitting on the couch in front of tv crying...  

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@bmorechick , this is my exact memory too.  I was 8.  The nuns were crying, the convent was closed and my dad came to get me.

[branny]

I was in the 3rd grade. Lots of sadness was around.

[Group 5 minus 1]

I remember seeing JFK. We were let out of high school and I went down to where he was speaking. He was so handsome. The sun was glowing on that magnificent auburn hair.

I didn't see any mention of the assassination on the news. That made me very sad.

It was also my Daddy's birthday and after that he didn't want to celebrate it.