November 22, 1963

[killdeer43]

Do you remember where you where, what you were doing when you heard the news?
I have my own memories that, for some reason, remain vividly etched on my brain.

Joe

 

[silverfox103]

Ninth grade Catholic school, 2:35 pm. We were getting ready to go home. Announcement came over the PA system; the president has been shot. The didn't say that he was killed, just shot.

Tom C.

 

[chazmo]

I was 10 months old, so no. However, I think my parents told me were at the World's Fair in Queens at the time. There were very few events that they spoke of from my childhood, but this one they brought up frequently as I grew up.

 

[taabru45]

I was at my friend Gordons' house. The TV was on in the background, when it happened we were stunned shocked everything came to a stop while we tried to understand what was going on not daring to believe that Kennedy had been killed.....this was in Toronto....Steffan

 

[Bikerdoc]

East Rochester High; 9th grade classroom. Mrs Hairy history class.

Peace

 

[Taylor Martin Guild]

I was in school.
Sixth grade.
One of the other teachers came into our room and with tears in her eyes, whispered something to my teacher.
My teacher left the room and came back in with a TV. We spent the rest of the day watching updates.

 

[Brad Little]

10th grade, biology class. We got out of school early, I went home and watched all the news. Then of course, two days later watching as Jack Ruby shot Oswald live on network TV...
Bard

 

[Thunderface]

I was not quite two months shy of being born. And I was pretty much a conspiracy theorist until I read Gerald Posner's book "Case Closed." We just can't wrap our heads around the fact that a loser like Lee Harvey Oswald could actually pull off killing the President of the United States. But he did. He alone.

 

[Scratch]

Junior year of high school; study hall. Everything got very still; soon the bell rang and we walked the quiet hallways to our next class. Mine was Mrs. B's Speech Class. We sat there getting updates over the PA system. When I got home, mom was in the kitchen crying...

Also watched Ruby kill Oswald the following Sunday. That was a most intriguing event and has prompted much thought over the years as I've tried to come to grips with the entire saga. Our world changed in many ways during and following those November days.

Our LTG II group went to Daley Plaza in 2008 (edit/corrected year). Very interesting insight from our tour guide which did nothing to put the issue to rest in my mind. I've studied it from several viewpoints and the events remain one of the mysteries of my years that I'll never fully comprehend or understand.

 

[FNG]

Steven King's new book, 11/22/63, is a pretty good fiction read for those who go for that kind of thing.

 

[Dr Izza Plumber]

I was sitting in class, attending fifth grade, when Our Principal first made an announcement over the intercom:
"President Kennedy has been shot, and taken to a hospital in Dallas, Texas."

Moments later, She made a second announcement:
"President Kennedy was shot and killed today in Texas.
School will be dismissed, immediately."

It was just after 1 PM, if memory serves.
Together, the students and Our teacher recited a brief prayer, followed by a 2 mile walk to home.

We could see that Mom had been crying, and She hugged the four of Us, as We entered Our house.
That had to be the worst week-end of My life, and I'll never get over feeling so stunned and empty.

Always wished that I'd wake up from this terrible dream, and that fateful day had never happened.

 

[Default]

We were in Baumholder sitting down in the mess hall to watch an evening movie at the end of a live-fire day when we got the big news on November 22, 1963.  We moved out immediately and spent the next 2 weeks bivouacked on the infield at the Wiesbaden Air Base. C130s were lined up, ramps were down, chutes were ready, and we were locked and loaded....for any Commie "funny business."

(Source)
 
I had recently been promoted from fetus to infant, thus, I had no memories of the event, so I had to use yours, Joe. Hope you don't mind.

 

[killdeer43]

We were in Baumholder sitting down in the mess hall to watch an evening movie at the end of a live-fire day when we got the big news on November 22, 1963.  We moved out immediately and spent the next 2 weeks bivouacked on the infield at the Wiesbaden Air Base. C130s were lined up, ramps were down, chutes were ready, and we were locked and loaded....for any Commie "funny business."

(Source)
 
I had recently been promoted from fetus to infant, thus, I had no memories of the event, so I had to use yours, Joe. Hope you don't mind.

Quite alright. Thanks for the archival search.
Saved me a little typing in the process. :wink:

The world took a big turn that day, and not necessarily for the better....he said as he walked past the soap box.

Food for thought,
Joe

 

[griehund]

20 years old, newly married, working at a large department store in Springfield MA. The announcement was made over the store's intercom system. Silence, disbelief, tears.

 

[geoguy]

I recall being dismissed early from grammar school that day. Too young to comprehend much more than that.

 

[Walking Man]

St. Ambrose School - 3rd. grade. Sister Mary Rock announced it over the P.A. system.
School was closed for the day. I think school was closed on the day of the funeral too.

 

[Bill Ashton]

George Street School, 6th Grade, school was just letting out for the day and we passed through the halls I saw one or more teachers in their "lounge" crying. Outside while waiting for the bus, the principal teacher told us that the president had been shot. Did not know much more until I got home and saw the coverage on TV.

Seem to remember images of Jackie with a casket being loaded on a plane (Air Force 1 ?) in her blood stained suit.

I believe I saw Jack Ruby shoot Oswald on TV as well...

 

[Ravon]

I was three and think I remember watching the funeral. My older siblings were in Catholic school at the time and remember vividly the announcement.

 

[AlohaJoe]

10th grade in Albuquerque. There was a school PA announcement. I clearly remember walking the few blocks home wondering what it all meant... I'm still not sure.

 

[CA-35]

I was 3. However, I read, and have formed the opinion that it was a sad day in American history. A President was murdered, a great man was killed. He had vision and foresight. There are few who have compared IMWHO. May he rest in peace.