48 Years Ago Today (ot)

[pm547100]

I was in 3rd grade when it came across the intercom. I still have the newspaper with the headlines.

[JerseyHarold]

I was in fourth grade in Brooklyn on a class trip. When we got off the subway my teacher heard about it at the newsstand and started crying.

[T120]

I was working in a shipyard on the west coast.A co-worker came by with the news.

[1940plymouth]

I was in 3rd grade when it came across the intercom. I still have the newspaper with the headlines.

I still have a copy of the "Plattsburgh Press Republican" from Nov 23, 1963 telling all about it

[49 Dodge Dude]

I was busy filling up diapers for Mommy and making Daddy wonder just what the hell he'd gotten himself into

[oldodge41]

I remember my sister coming home from school devastated. I was 5 at the time and she was about 9.

[wayfarerstranger]

a cop on VENUS BEACH was wanting to know what a 50 year old " ME" surfer was doing with those 2 young girls in the back of my woodie wagon . Waxing boards of course !

[Greenbomb]

8th grade algebra class. My buddies and I were basically a bunc of dough heads, so it was sorta all lost on us. We did enjoy not having to do algebra.

[51 Coronet]

only 8 months old. don’t remember what was going on, but don’t think my pants smelt good!

[Greg F]

Waiting to be born in 5 years...

[kbuhagiar]

I remember it like it was yesterday.

I was 4 years old, at home with my mom.

I remember Mom getting a phone call from my Dad, who was at work. It was weird, cause Dad never called from work. I remember Mom hanging up the phone and breaking down in tears. I was scared that Gramma or Grampa had died, until Mom turned on the TV and explained what happened.

I remember that for the next three days there was nothing else on TV.

Just a few years ago I watched the video of Walter Cronkite on CBS getting choked up announcing the President's death. Brought a tear to my eye.

[Plymouthy Adams]

a cop on VENUS BEACH was wanting to know what a 50 year old " ME" surfer was doing with those 2 young girls in the back of my woodie wagon . Waxing boards of course !

I glad its close to the end of the month..you can refill your meds...

[Dodgeb4ya]

Whatcha do to deserve that?

He tried pass me as I turned to the left with my new schwinn bike! Dumb cop! Poor wounded me! Got to watch all of the Kennedy news reports in the hospital for a month though.

[Ed Griffin]

All I can remember is being in the 1st grade then. We did go visit the area in Dallas in the late 60's. The library used to have a red circle painted on the window back then.

[wayfarerstranger]

TIMMY u kill me !!! i laughed so hard at your comment that i peed on my pet duck !

[Don Jordan]

I always remember my folks talking about where they were Dec 7 and I thought it was silly to remember one day like that. Now I find I am remembering one day.

Sequoia High School, Redwood City, California. My junior year. I was in PE. The principal came over the intercom but no one paid any attention. When it finally sunk in I remember there was no sound except the basketballs that had been abandoned and were bouncing to a rest. They echoed in the quiet gym. They let school out.

What a sad day. The end of Camelot.

[knighthawk]

WOW! 48 years already ! I was in Ag class, think a 11;00 class, when the announcement came over the radio, all classes were cancelled for the rest the day