November 22, 1963 Do you remember????

[Marie5656]

On that day we were in the auditorium watching a movie..about plants. Suddenly the Principal ran in and turned on the television. The news of the assassination of President Kennedy was on. We were all dismissed and sent home.
I remember walking past a classroom and saw a teacher standing by the window, crying. I was 9 years old.

 

[ArnoldC]

At that moment in history, I was a young airman in the U.S. Air Force. Everything changed. Rather rapidly.

After having stood up for the 'Cuban Missile Crisis', earlier, this put an exclamation point on what it means to serve one's country. My Command-in-Chief was gone.

 

[Alizerine]

I was going up the stairs at my job to read some instruments and one of the scientists was coming down to tell us that the president had been shot. I was 26 at the time

 

[Bella]

I was at choir practice that Friday afternoon when one of the sisters came up to the loft to tell us that President Kennedy had been assassinated. I'll never forget it or how I felt when I heard the news. We all immediately knelt down and prayed.

 

[Ruthanne]

I remember walking down the street and somehow finding out that JFK had been assassinated. I was 6 years old and recall feeling shocked and sad that this tragedy happened.

 

[Murrmurr]

I was 8. Old enough to understand the president had been shot and killed, that the word for that is assassination, and that there's a set list of officials who can take over the position. Too young to understand the likely consequences.

Also, I got overly focused on "Jackie" because TV news and my mom, aunts, and gramma kept talking about her. Will you ever forget the blood-stained pink suit?

 

[Disgustedman]

I was 3.5, in Mrs. Degners childcare. Wondering why the women were all sobbing.

 

[caroln]

I was a sophomore in high school. I heard the announcement over the loud speaker in between classes.

 

[hearlady]

I was 6 and walking home from school with my two big sisters. I knew something b happened.
It was my sister's birthday. She will always share this day.

 

[Alligatorob]

Yep, I was in grade school in Florida. The news broke as I was walking home and I heard it from my mother. I was only about 10 or 11, but I still remember it clearly. One thing I remember - probably because of my youth. We had tickets to the high school football game that night, I was equally upset at the game being canceled. Kind of embarrassing to admit, but hey, I was a kid.

I also remember watching Jack Ruby getting shot on TV, not an image I will be able to erase in this lifetime.

 

[DebraMae]

I was 12 and in the school office and heard it on the radio. My mom was a teacher. I went and knocked on her classroom door and told her what had happened.

 

[Knight]

I was on the tarmac in front of hanger #1 at the Lakehurst Naval air station just completing the final run tests for a GE turbo shaft engine developed for helicopter use. We were tasked for repairing complete drop in engines for use in HU2K helicopters used by the Marines in Viet Nam.

 

[MountainRa]

I remember it well. I was 10, it was announced in the classroom. I think most of us kids were scared and a little confused.
Also saw Jack Ruby get shot on TV.

 

[Chet]

I was in the Air Force at McGuire Air Base in the middle of a training class when one of the Sgts. came into the room to interrupt and told us the news. Class ended and we all went into the shop and listened to the radio.

 

[Alligatorob]

Also saw Jack Ruby get shot on TV

I would bet that was the most witnessed murder in history. We were all glued to the TV that day...

 

[Fyrefox]

I was in 6th grade. The teacher was called out of the room…not uncommon…then returned a few minutes later, visibly fighting back tears, and struggling to maintain her composure…very uncommon! We 12-year-old males were very defensive of our young female teacher, being secretly in love with her on a pre-adolescent level. What could be troubling her so?

School was dismissed that afternoon, quite extraordinary, and we all got sent home and found out what had so troubled our teacher…

 

[Sassycakes]

I remember it like it was just yesterday. I was walking my older sister's friend to the door when we heard it on tv. We wee speechless and shocked.

 

[Lewkat]

I remember it well. I was 10, it was announced in the classroom. I think most of us kids were scared and a little confused.
Also saw Jack Ruby get shot on TV.

Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald, the president's assassin.

 

[Buckeye]

I was a senior in high school, and, tbh, don't really remember much about it. Don't remember if I was still at school or if I had left to go to my part time job. Lost in the mists of time...

 

[Furryanimal]

I was six.
Only learnt about this much,much later.

 

[MountainRa]

Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald, the president's assassin.

Of course ! My mistake . That’s what I get for grabbing a few seconds here and there to look at SF. Didn’t take time to compose carefully.

 

[Lewkat]

Of course ! My mistake . That’s what I get for grabbing a few seconds here and there to look at SF. Didn’t take time to compose carefully.

I thought perhaps you were too young at the time, so got the two mixed up.

 

[Della]

I was in high school class when the principal announced it over the intercom. We all sat stunned until the teacher said, "What did he say?" I, who was so shy I had never spoken in class, forgot about myself for once and said, "He said the president had been shot." We were all stunned by both the assassination and the sound of my voice.

Then the teacher said, "You are all dismissed to go to the library." I'm sure she wanted to run to the other teachers.

In the library we all sat shaking and speculating that the Russians would probably bomb us now that, 'We don't have a leader." Apparently none of us had learned a thing in Civics class.

I don't remember anyone crying, including my parents. It all seemed very far away and unreal, but extremely unsettling, too. My general feeling was, "This can't be happening in America!" I didn't feel the same way again until our recent January 6 attack on the Capitol.

 

[charry]

i was 8 yrs old , and dont remember ....

 

[Gary O']

I also remember watching Jack Ruby getting shot on TV, not an image I will be able to erase in this lifetime

Yup
My sis and I watched it on TV
We looked at each other like 'did you see that?!'
I was 13 I think