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Originally Posted by LI SNOWBIRD
I was in 7th grade and in gym class. I remember the gym teacher telling us while we we were showering/changing. I also remember having a national day of mourning and watching the funeral cortege--so sad
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I had a somewhat similar story. I had just finished 8th grade gym at Southside Jr. High in St. Petersburg, Florida and was in the locker-room when the coach told us the President had been shot in a school building in Dallas but was still alive. I guess in the beginning the news spread by word of mouth and wasn't always clear. We finished the school day and I went home thinking he was still alive.
I remember watching TV the following Saturday and seeing Lee Harvey Oswald shot as it happened. My dad was hitting golf balls at a nearby park and I rode my bike over to find him and tell him what I just saw.