JFK

[sugarcube5419]

so its everywhere today, hope its all right to ask....

what were you all doing 50 years ago today?  If you don't know what I'm asking you are too young...

[bigwull]

I was a home glued to our black & white 18in TV...I was 13 years,& 5 months old exactly....

[sugarcube5419]

gotta ask....in scotland it was huge news ??

I was in 4th grade taking a spelling test at queen of angels elementary and our teacher started to cry

[bigwull]

To put it in perspective....9/11...was global....well, JFK...the same....but on a lesser scale due to the fact that not everyone in Scotland had a TV...but it was in the news fopr days,....Flags were flown from civic buildings at half mast,..and we were all expecting WW111..to start.....

[KC]

I live (literally) between Dallas/Fort Worth and the past month has been remembering/mourning this event.  Conspiracy authors, papers, events have been going on for awhile.  Most of downtown (roads) were closed down yesterday/today and security has been extremely high for the past 3 days and is expected to be so through the weekend.  You had to get tickets if you actually wanted to be a Dealy Plaza area today - they were free but only 5,000 were distributed.  Interesting part is it is 33°F and raining - sleet is in Fort Worth headed our way.  Expecting hail and icy roads tonight.

I was in 1st Grade and remember the day well - even tho I wasn't living in Texas.  I remember we were home from school that day and watching the day unfold on our Black/White tv as well.

[mart]

F.B.Agnew Jr High,, waiting to get lunch at snack bar !!

[bigwull]

F.B.Agnew Jr High,, waiting to get lunch at snack bar !!

Ah!!...but can you remember what you had.....

[Ipcress]

I wasn't even an itch in my dads trousers.

Studied it at school though. The impact shot to the head in the Zapruder film is just horrific. Still one of the most disturbing things i've ever seen.

[sugarcube5419]

the fact a few texans are on the forum lead me to ask....I hadn't heard of the shame dallas had as a city but I guess it makes sense.....

imagine that area is busy every day, but today its like it happened yesterday as far as the news...hard for me to imagine people are there every day and its just another day of course

[mart]

F.B.Agnew Jr High,, waiting to get lunch at snack bar !!

Ah!!...but can you remember what you had.....

The usual,,a Payday, bag of chips and a Coke !!

[KC]

I would say some shame...but more disbelief, horror and frustration...even to this day.  People here are still mourning to this day!!!  Mixed with mistrust..on "what really did happen".  But over all...the feeling here is grief...and that the country changed radically after this time in history.

[greenacres]

I was a baby, but mom was on her home from shopping she says.

[bigwull]

I wasn't even an itch in my dads trousers.

Studied it at school though. The impact shot to the head in the Zapruder film is just horrific. Still one of the most disturbing things i've ever seen.

and by those that know...it never came from a Mannlicher....

[sugarcube5419]

yes awful day and a blight on the whole usa not ever just dallas.

on that day in my 4th grade mentality, just was glad to get out of school.

thanks for your thoughts

[mart]

I wasn't even an itch in my dads trousers.

Studied it at school though. The impact shot to the head in the Zapruder film is just horrific. Still one of the most disturbing things i've ever seen.

and by those that know...it never came from a Mannlicher....

Hubby agrees with you,, Said you couldn`t hit the broad side of a barn at that distance plus moving !!