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42. it's different when you are a kid

Mon Nov 22, 2021, 12:04 PM

Nov 2021

I remember being shook up a little when Nixon resigned. I was 12. I remember waiting to see RFK at the airport (do not remember seeing him, just remember waiting). I was six. Do not remember hearing that he had been killed, or about the death of MLK.

Remember hearing the news of John Lennon's death, but do not remember what the date was, although I can tell you it was a Monday, because I heard it reported by Howard Cosell. Remember seeing the news of Reagan being shot but also heard that he was okay at the same time. Could not tell you the date, or even the year 1981, 1982. (yes, goog can tell me). President Ford almost got shot, if not for a defective gun.

Curious. Would we be remembering those dates if either of those two had been killed?

If Kennedy was President today would there be internet "conspiracies" calling him a sexual predator?

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When you see today's date on a calendar or printed or online [View all] TNNurse Nov 2021 OP

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