Friday Nov. 22nd , 1963 - Where were you ?
It's amazing to consider that the % of our current US Population who were alive on this sad date is now but a small segment .
Where were you that day and what were you doing when you heard the news of the tragedy in Dallas ?
I was in 8th grade and age 13 . It was the last period of the school day which was Homeroom -- a study or activity period .
It just happened that my Homeroom teacher was also my American History teacher and in the latter years of her career . Her best friend was our Math teacher who managed the Homeroom right next door and was also an older long time teacher .
I was just sitting close enough to the door to see the Math teacher call out our History teacher into the hallway . I heard a loud gasp and then a loud " No ! NO ! My God NO !"
Our entire room came to an immediate halt and into total silence .
All eyes were on the doorway . When our much loved teacher came into the room she was covering her face and managed to choke out " The President has been killed ". She then sat at her desk and sobbed .
A few minutes later the Principal came on the speaker system and announced the same news and also that all activities were cancelled and that most likely school would resume on Tuesday .
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