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19. My Mom was pregnant with me at the time. She had to figure, "What kind

Fri Nov 22, 2019, 11:04 AM

Nov 2019

of world am I bringing this kid into?"

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I was 8 years old when John F. Kennedy was assassinated [View all] CatWoman Nov 2019 OP

My first death in the family MaryMagdaline Nov 2019 #1

It was a horrible day, one of the worst memories of my childhood FakeNoose Nov 2019 #2

I was eleven and I remember it the same way. Zoonart Nov 2019 #5

All I understood was a little girl my age had her no_hypocrisy Nov 2019 #3

I was also 8 years old Cirque du So-What Nov 2019 #4

I saw more fist fights that day than I have HAB911 Nov 2019 #6

I was 8 years old as well Beausoleil Nov 2019 #7

I was in second grade in public school Ohiogal Nov 2019 #8

not everyone Piasladic Nov 2019 #9

Back when "Breaking News" on the TV screen Golden Raisin Nov 2019 #10

I was 9 years old, and I will never forget it. wendyb-NC Nov 2019 #12

I was 6 and remember it Raftergirl Nov 2019 #13

I was 8 too. Seems there are lots of us. nolabear Nov 2019 #14

I was 18 and a college freshman. MineralMan Nov 2019 #15

I was 19 and a sophomore at my tiny Catholic girl's school in Iowa. Peregrine Took Nov 2019 #18

Like it was yesterday. Tracer Nov 2019 #16

A vivid, searing memory CanonRay Nov 2019 #17

My Mom was pregnant with me at the time. She had to figure, "What kind bullwinkle428 Nov 2019 #19

I was nine, and in fourth grade, in a small NE Iowa town. rsdsharp Nov 2019 #20

Word, Vox. Every word you wrote. Kid Berwyn Nov 2019 #22

We had a reset after 9-11 Sewa Nov 2019 #24

9/11 was a knockout blow to our country's sanity. VOX Nov 2019 #28

I was in third grade PE class Sewa Nov 2019 #25

I was a sophomore in high school. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2019 #26

I was also a sophomore in high school. murielm99 Nov 2019 #27

I was 6, in 1st grade, in a very small town in Southeast Colorado. 7wo7rees Nov 2019 #29

We're practically deifying Kennedy. Archae Nov 2019 #30

I was 7 samplegirl Nov 2019 #31

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