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wnylib

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33. I was getting ready to post that song.

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 05:27 PM

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Whenever I hear it, I get chills and feel like crying.

One day at work in the 1990s, we had a radio playing in the background. That song came on. I paused to listen. A much younger coworker asked me what was my interest in the song. I explained and she just shrugged. Did not get it. Did not understand the significance of those deaths.

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June 4, 1968: When America truly started going down the wrong track [View all] Chasstev365 Yesterday OP

That's what it felt like to me. Thinking about it now brings those feelings back. Biophilic Yesterday #1

Then we topped the whole decade off with Kent State. The 60s were truly over. Walleye Yesterday #2

Yes, not just one assassination or event but the culmination. End of an era. txwhitedove Yesterday #6

Kennedy and KS azureblue 20 hrs ago #43

The people in charge knew what would happen if they gave those weekend warriors live ammo and crowd control Walleye 19 hrs ago #47

This still makes me misty Dave in VA 20 hrs ago #42

Me too azureblue 20 hrs ago #44

I have been saying that the younger generation is angry with us and disappointed Walleye 19 hrs ago #49

Damn! These onions...! slightlv 18 hrs ago #50

the creep Butterflies 14 hrs ago #60

Yes! Thats the one slightlv 3 hrs ago #63

Message auto-removed Name removed 1 hr ago #64

It may make you misty. It makes me ANGRY. johnnyfins 17 hrs ago #51

Yeah. electric_blue68 15 hrs ago #55

I've been saying that for at least 50 years CanonRay Yesterday #3

I would say, after Nixon, there was a chance to right the ship. harumph Yesterday #4

When they let Nixon skate for the good of the country. Blue Full Moon Yesterday #12

I think the assassination of MLK, Jr. had even more impact. yardwork Yesterday #5

I Disagree. In Terms Of Civil Rights, Of Course. But RFK Was Going.... ColoringFool Yesterday #11

I will disagree with that. Most of the delegates were chosen in the backroom rurallib Yesterday #16

What? llmart 20 hrs ago #41

no mokeyz Yesterday #23

I agree. intheflow Yesterday #28

It did, azureblue 20 hrs ago #45

The assassinations of JFK, MLK and RFK were Farmer-Rick 17 hrs ago #52

I was just a kid Skittles 15 hrs ago #54

I felt that way at the time.. mountain grammy Yesterday #7

Actually, RFK was shot in the early a.m. of June 5, & pronounced dead on June 6, which is the usual date associated.... ColoringFool Yesterday #8

Was it Eastern or Pacific time? 12:31AM or 12:32? Chasstev365 Yesterday #13

Sixties Peak unweird Yesterday #9

That would be a great topic for a time travel story Unwind Your Mind Yesterday #10

A lot of things changed in the 90s videohead5 Yesterday #14

Yes! Chasstev365 Yesterday #15

Ken Starr's ascension was a real turning point for this country. (eom) StevieM Yesterday #29

Regean azureblue 20 hrs ago #46

..... markie Yesterday #17

😢 Chasstev365 Yesterday #18

I was getting ready to post that song. wnylib 23 hrs ago #33

Wow...disappointing! electric_blue68 22 hrs ago #35

That was a bad day for me BeneteauBum Yesterday #19

My family and I watched the '68 DNC on vacation... electric_blue68 15 hrs ago #57

The 1971 Powell Memo finished kicking us off the cliff. Ralph Nader's assessment of what we've lost. jmbar2 Yesterday #20

I would say it began with the assassination of President Kennedy dlk Yesterday #21

Yup! mokeyz Yesterday #22

I remember it all..... 😔 electric_blue68 Yesterday #24

Thanks for sharing your vivid memories of those horrible times. erronis 23 hrs ago #31

Oh, hey, thanks. electric_blue68 23 hrs ago #32

My brother volunteered in RFK's office during the campaign. appleannie1 Yesterday #25

Woah... What a story. electric_blue68 15 hrs ago #56

The nation goes forward and the nation slips backward. CBHagman Yesterday #26

I am willing to be contrarian on this point. NNadir Yesterday #27

I would have hoped over time that the feminist movement would have schooled Sen Kennedy had he lived, and.... electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #58

Bush/Florida 2000 created Trump DemocracyForever Yesterday #30

Yep, the ruling class took over completely from that point. BlueTsunami2018 23 hrs ago #34

If Senator Kennedy hadn't become President, and remained on politics; he still would have been an Active Voice for... electric_blue68 22 hrs ago #36

Thats the date i felt i left my childhood behind. slightlv 21 hrs ago #37

I say it went down the wrong track a few months prior when the Tet Offensive started. Crowman2009 21 hrs ago #38

*Sigh* NBachers 21 hrs ago #39

On July 4th 1968 a WWII era submarine was anchored in Edgartown Harbor Martha's Vineyard Submariner 20 hrs ago #40

and this is why azureblue 19 hrs ago #48

Is that George Plimpton in the train window at the 2:25 mark? RPM 16 hrs ago #53

There was a whole movie of footage made about that train.... electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #59

I would say it start in the mid 50's when Eisenhower began sending standingtall 11 hrs ago #61

I was in Vietnam PCB66 9 hrs ago #62