Where were you and what were you doing when JFK was assassinated?

Answer 1

Can't tell you here. lol

Answer 2

This has to be one of those questions every Red White and Blue American who were alive at the time of the occurence, can answer at a drop. For me unborn at the time, I can only tell you I when I first learnt of the murder of one of America's most efficient President.

I just got my IBM PS/1 as a present for the New Year of 1995, with complementary copy of Encarta Encyclopedia. Within the encyclopedia were several video clips, including Martin Luther King's "I have a Dream" speech. Following this was the article regarding the assisination of JFK, America's beloved President.

Answer 3

A valid question, but I think you'll find that most subscribers here aren't remotely old enough!

Personally, I was on an old BOAC DC-3, en route to Kingston, Jamaica, when the Captain made the announcement to the cabin. Didn't exactly register, as I was 5 years old at the time. But the collective reaction of the passengers made a strong impression, and that preserved the memory for me.

Answer 4

I was in an old car on the way to a journalism convention at Southern Illinois University. Most of the professional journalist, but I remember one editorial cartoonist and his picture of a weeping Uncle Sam to this day.

Answer 5

I was in 2nd grade. They closed the school early that day and sent us all home.

We had companys selling bomb shelters on the street corners and some neighbors had bought them and
put in the underground shelters...

We lived in south Florida and were only about 100 miles from Cuba as a missle flies....

Answer 6

I was in middle school during lunch time. I told my classmates that he wasn't going to die. When lunch was over, we all went to our next class, the teacher told us that JFK died and she did not want to teach today. We all sat in silence for the whole period. No one said anything to anyone.

Answer 7

I was in my 7th grade English class. We were just going over assignments. The announcement came over the speaker. Then the school let us all go home. It was pretty stunning, a lot of the kids were crying.

Answer 8

I was sitting in my 8th grade history class when it was announced over the intercom and school was dismissed. Funny how most of us remember what we were doing at that exact moment and how we felt (and on 9/11).

Answer 9

I was in Miss Horn's third grade glass. We watched it on the black and white TV. I remember one girl named Monica was crying. I really didn't realize history was being made at the time.

Answer 10

I was 8 years old and found out when I came home from school and my mom was crying. Yes I actually still remember it till this day.

Answer 11

I wasn't born yet, but, my mom says she was in grade school and they announced it, she said she remembers' hiding under her desk in case of a bomb threat, and the march in DC during segregation, said it was horrible.
But, she loved the late 60's.