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TNNurse

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Mon Nov 22, 2021, 10:06 AM Nov 2021

When you see today's date on a calendar or printed or online [View all]

and you do not stop and pause for a moment, I just cannot understand.

If you are too young to remember, it would be good for you to learn why we remember. I was 14, I had already lost my father and grandfathers, so I knew what that meant to those children and to the country as well.

I do not mind admitting, that I cried while typing this.

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One of the saddest days in "recent" American history! polmaven Nov 2021 #1
I remember cheering in the hallway when the announcement was made. elevator Nov 2021 #13
I'm confused. ShazzieB Nov 2021 #51
Likely the poster is talking about other people cheering. Caliman73 Nov 2021 #56
Punctuation is serious and even saves lives, so please amend your post. Hekate Nov 2021 #70
one of my friends said "Dallas! Where they finally got him" yellowdogintexas Nov 2021 #95
I cried too HAB911 Nov 2021 #2
Just another day in the calendar for most Blue_Adept Nov 2021 #3
And do they even learn history? TNNurse Nov 2021 #6
Darn kids these days don't know nuthin. Blue_Adept Nov 2021 #9
I was also 14, and I also graduated in 1967. wnylib Nov 2021 #12
The victors write history and determine what is in the History books...well, Texas School Board too Tommymac Nov 2021 #38
I couldn't think up a more stereotypical response if I sat down for an hour and tried. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2021 #39
I am not sure how the Viking raid influenced my life. Or of very many Americans, TNNurse Nov 2021 #81
Oh, you don't think so? Act_of_Reparation Nov 2021 #100
You might want to browse through a few current US history textbooks. NullTuples Nov 2021 #80
I bet you're a lot of fun at a party. trof Nov 2021 #84
You are partially right about some wnylib Nov 2021 #85
I don't doubt what you wrote! NullTuples Nov 2021 #88
Please quote from my post wnylib Nov 2021 #104
I was thinking "13 Days" before you mentioned it... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #97
He was my oldest brother who made a wnylib Nov 2021 #106
Talk about extra intense for... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #109
I was fortunate to have teachers who wnylib Nov 2021 #112
I haven't Rebl2 Nov 2021 #15
When history is well taught it becomes a... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #74
Gets mentioned less every year. Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #4
9/11 gets mentioned less each year too Blue_Adept Nov 2021 #7
That's kind of sad. Then again we in NYC obviously, and parts... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #22
I would not have known either.... spicysista Nov 2021 #5
I was very, very young, but it's the first thing I thought about when I noticed the date. nt BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #8
I was in undergrad school having lunch before an orchestra rehearsal.. HUAJIAO Nov 2021 #10
I'll never forget. Wah_Guy Nov 2021 #11
So more than just memorable for you. TNNurse Nov 2021 #17
Welcome to DU and LittleGirl Nov 2021 #23
Blessings on your healing journey. Thanks for sharing with us n/t KatK Nov 2021 #33
Oh, hell! Belated condolences. electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #76
I'm so sorry 💔 Raine Nov 2021 #107
I was in downtown Dallas that day vlyons Nov 2021 #14
I saw Ruby shoot Oswald live on TV. TNNurse Nov 2021 #18
I remember it too. LittleGirl Nov 2021 #25
My whole family saw it, thanks to me. wnylib Nov 2021 #79
My son was four when he saw the live news reports of the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. yardwork Nov 2021 #111
Jack Ruby corrected a reporter... Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #24
Well some years later vlyons Nov 2021 #40
Wow, so many CT's spun about those few days. Ligyron Nov 2021 #93
That hit me like a hammer blow. Kid Berwyn Nov 2021 #113
That's interesting. The cops knew Ruby so they let him in. yardwork Nov 2021 #110
The day we all lost our innocence - even those Solomon Nov 2021 #16
May he have eternal rest and be surrounded by Divine love. PatrickforB Nov 2021 #19
I was four, and watching Bozo on WGN Chicago. Harker Nov 2021 #20
I was 8 and still remember exactly what I was doing when I heard the news. catbyte Nov 2021 #21
I haven't forgotten. I was 10... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #26
All my classmates were in the hallways, going to their lockers at the end of the day at Jr. High TheRickles Nov 2021 #27
It's also the date of my father's death Poiuyt Nov 2021 #28
I suppose every day of the year has great significance for someone. soldierant Nov 2021 #101
I was only 2, but I remember it from my mother's reaction. Pobeka Nov 2021 #29
I was almost 10 and I am a Canadian but we were sent home early from Bev54 Nov 2021 #30
I had just turned 13 PlanetBev Nov 2021 #31
I was just barely past my first birthday... Silent3 Nov 2021 #32
I remember who told me....It was a guy known to lie and tell stories about everything... Stuart G Nov 2021 #34
I was in 4th grade, in school, in the Bible Belt jmbar2 Nov 2021 #35
I used to get 'confederate' and 'counterfeit' mixed up. louis-t Nov 2021 #71
Where did you live at the time? jmbar2 Nov 2021 #72
Near Detroit, MI. Very white area, but no one was celebrating. louis-t Nov 2021 #75
You were in a more diverse part of the US. jmbar2 Nov 2021 #77
I was in the Band room. We were practicing for the Thanksgiving Day football game. Fla Dem Nov 2021 #36
Lovely. Had never heard it before. jmbar2 Nov 2021 #46
The Lyrics Fla Dem Nov 2021 #55
Thanks. Very soothing. jmbar2 Nov 2021 #63
We sang it at the church my family went to wnylib Nov 2021 #82
It was 58 years ago. And it was 62 years after McKinley's assassination. Rabrrrrrr Nov 2021 #37
Television made it a completely different experience grantcart Nov 2021 #41
It was also that he was so young and left a beautiful widow and kids jmbar2 Nov 2021 #47
it's different when you are a kid hfojvt Nov 2021 #42
Algeba class. Second row from the front. Third seat from the door. usaf-vet Nov 2021 #43
I was in school, tenth grade I believe, and they announced it over the PA system to the classes. demigoddess Nov 2021 #44
I was in Dallas on that fateful day, OldYog Nov 2021 #45
I was 14 also. llmart Nov 2021 #48
I will never forget. BlueIdaho Nov 2021 #49
I hadn't realized what today's date was until I saw this post. ShazzieB Nov 2021 #50
Fifteen. murielm99 Nov 2021 #52
JFK's assassination is my first 'frozen in time' memory Siwsan Nov 2021 #53
This date is my bday. So..yes I remember. PortTack Nov 2021 #54
It was my Mother's birthday too. Fritz67 Nov 2021 #67
Awhh..sorry for your loss PortTack Nov 2021 #78
I even think about it a few days prior..... Upthevibe Nov 2021 #57
November 22, 1963- The day that never ends. spike jones Nov 2021 #58
I had to look it up. zaj Nov 2021 #59
I was 10. BadgerMom Nov 2021 #60
I was 13, in Austin. Paladin Nov 2021 #61
11/22 (JFK), 4/4 (MLK), 6/6 (RFK) MyMission Nov 2021 #62
In the context of today's world, Mr.Bill Nov 2021 #64
I was in English class. A girl from our class entered the room and gleefully oasis Nov 2021 #65
8th grade Catholic school catchnrelease Nov 2021 #66
Lived experience is more visceral than learned Sympthsical Nov 2021 #68
I was less than 10YO, a confusing time. IzzaNuDay Nov 2021 #69
I was 12 and I'll never forget that day FakeNoose Nov 2021 #73
I had just turned 10. Texaswitchy Nov 2021 #83
Do you think about Lincoln on the 14th of April? (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Nov 2021 #86
No, I was not alive then. TNNurse Nov 2021 #89
It was 6 years before I was born Withywindle Nov 2021 #87
I was only 2 Nictuku Nov 2021 #90
I was in junior high school OldDem1 Nov 2021 #91
I was too shocked to cry that day (age 11) but during the funeral, when John John saluted... FailureToCommunicate Nov 2021 #92
It's actually my very earliest memory. James48 Nov 2021 #94
10th grade biology class yellowdogintexas Nov 2021 #96
Reading all your stories I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2021 #98
I thought about that today, too. calimary Nov 2021 #99
In years past, I have read that some people knew instantly that the country had lost its innocence... Hekate Nov 2021 #102
Always... Historic NY Nov 2021 #103
I'm with you, TNNurse PJMcK Nov 2021 #105
I was seven. cate94 Nov 2021 #108
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