Where were you when JFK was assassinated?

[alarson]

That was a similar in school (5th grade) experience for me. Also remember when the space shuttle exploded (was in HS).

For me that would probably be 9\11. Junior year of high school.

 

[Agclone91]

Throw me into the "My parents were still in single digits" crowd.

 

[Agclone91]

For me that would probably be 9\11. Junior year of high school.

Same here. I was in 5th grade and remember it like it was yesterday, granted it was only 12 years ago. Oddly enough, we had just gotten done saying the Pledge of Allegiance when we heard the news.

 

[Dryburn]

And by the way...gee, Dryburn...

you're REALLY old!

Yeah, yeah......I was 10 at the time. I'm just glad there are at least a few others on here who also remember it.

 

[Bret44]

Same here. I was in 5th grade and remember it like it was yesterday, granted it was only 12 years ago. Oddly enough, we had just gotten done saying the Pledge of Allegiance when we heard the news.

I was in 7th grade. Went in to the Library for Study Hall and they were watchin' it on the TV. I thought they were watching a movie.

 

[ribsnwhiskey]

Yeah, yeah......I was 10 at the time. I'm just glad there are at least a few others on here who also remember it.

You were 10 in 7th grade? Nerd!

 

[ImJustKCClone]

You were 10 in 7th grade? Nerd!

I wondered about that myself. I was in 3rd grade...and he's only got two years on me. Uber nerd!

 

[Dryburn]

You were 10 in 7th grade? Nerd!

Yeah, back then they still allowed people to skip grades sometimes. I got out of 4th and parts of 6th.

 

[3TrueFans]

Next month on November 22, will mark the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination. I realize this will date me, but I thought it might be interesting to see what those who do remember it remember about it, what they were doing, whatever. It is one of those dates that people always remember where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news.

Personally, I was in the 7th grade at the time. Shortly after lunch that day, an announcement came over the loudspeaker system that we were all supposed to leave our classes and report to our home rooms. A little while after we got there, our teacher, Mrs. Johnson came into the room, did not say a word, but started writing on the blackboard JFK's famous quote "Ask not what your country.....". When she finished, she went to her desk and sat down but didn't say anything for a few minutes. It was obvious that she was having difficulty speaking, or deciding what she wanted to say.

Finally, she looked up and told us that the President had been shot in Dallas, and had died. She said school was being dismissed for the day, and as soon as the bus drivers could make it to the school, we all would be sent home. She said the school was contacting as many of our parents as possible, and announcements were going out over radio and tv.

That night of course, all that was on tv was the news of the assassination. It was a pretty scary time.

A couple of days later, my family and I came home from church, and as always, my sister and I were on the floor in front of the tv while my mom made lunch. Not long after we started watching, a special news bulletin came on from Dallas because the police were moving Oswald from one jail to another or something. My dad told my mom to get in the room because that was big news. We all sat there, and of course saw Jack Ruby shoot Oswald live on national tv. I remember my parents being really upset about that because of course it was the 60's and they weren't too keen on their kids seeing a murder live on tv.

God damn, you're old.

 

[cyclones500]

I was unborn (but not far away).
I do, however, vaguely remember watching the moon landing. The alleged landing, at least.

 

[Sousaclone]

Parents were 10 and 7 at the time. I know they remember it pretty well as we've talked about it.

I remember 9/11 very clearly and I remember the Columbia disaster very clearly as well mainly because I watched it unfold live on the news (had the news on to see the landing specifically).

 

[ImJustKCClone]

God damn, you're old.

Watch out, you young whippersnappers...we'll start beating you with our canes and rolling over your toes with our walkers!

 

[IcSyU]

My grandparents were in elementary school?

 

[Max]

I was probably crapping my pants and annoying my mom. I was a year and a half old.

 

[iacyguy]

Old people thread.....

 

[awd4cy]

Born 29 years after.

 

[azepp]

I'm almost embarrassed to admit that I remember what I was doing when I heard that Princess Diana died...

 

[IcSyU]

So anyone who can legitimately respond to this thread is in bed but should be awake in about 7 hours.

 

[CyCy]

All I can remember is being on the grassy knoll in Dealey Plaza watching some guy walk away with a high powered rifle. Should I have told somebody about that?

 

[FarminCy]

My parents were 12 and 14 for JFK. My grandpa oversaw implementing secure communications systems for major events in Iowa (presidents, foreign leaders, etc) and was always involved in planning travel routes etc. He had just started this role a year before JFK. As you can imagine all planning and communication changed after that.

Was as a senior in college for 9/11. No classes that day but still had football practice. That was a wasted of a practice.

My my mom was an elementary teacher and I will never forget the screams from everyone when Challenger exploded. We watched it live. Having Christa McCauliff on board made it close to home for lots of teachers.

And oddly enough I will never forget the Register article about Cy being stolen in the early 80s. I thought he had died. My Mom still says that was the saddest she had ever seen me.