[cab1948]

Mr Knowlson's history class..my senior year....the principal came on the loudspeaker and told everyone the President had been shot. School was dismissed and went home. My family and I then watched TV for the next few days....I don't think any other event, except for 9-11 matches the sorrow that was felt.

[John_W]

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

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.

[kathy and al]

I was at my first part-time job at a company across the street from the Ford Edsel plant in Somerville, Ma. It was "eerie" when the announcement was made.
I still hold on to newspapers from Boston (Globe and Herald,etc.) along with magazines (Time, Newsweek, etc.) that had incredible bold print for front page and front cover news and it is amazing to see these publications from 50 years ago. Hope I can preserve them for a while longer!!

[Tom Hannon]

Field trip ninth grade. The bus driver was too shook up to drive us back. I also witnessed Jack Ruby taking out Oswald. Hopefully, someday the truth will come out about what went down and who was responsible. Was Oswald a scape goat. Was Lyndon Johnson part of the conspiracy. The CIA. The Mob.

[mac9]

Ironically, I was in Mrs. Yepson's history class in my senior year of high school. Didn't see any tv about it as we didn't have a tv (mother thought that it was from the devil).

[Cedwards38]

7th grade Science class. The principal came to the classroom and called the teacher out into the hall to tell her. She came in and told us. I don't think anything has ever stunned me more. The feeling of profound loss, and hurt for our country was deep.

[jblum315]

My boss had taken me out to lunch and we'd both had 2 martinis. So when I walked into the office and some woman said "The President was shot," I was befuddled for a moment and thought she was joking. They sent us home early and on the subway a lot of people had portable radios on. Then we were glued to the TV for days. So sad.

[BarryRX]

I was a sophomore at Herricks High School in Mr. Goldenberger's chemistry class. I remember he was called into the hallway and came back in pale and very shook up.

[gwscott]

I was in a chow line in California (Army) He was my Commander In Chief We were put on hight alert and we were all stunned.

[shcisamax]

Oddly enough, I was onstage rehearsing for a play about Lincoln and had just said the line, "The President has been shot." Someone came running down the aisle yelling the president has been shot and it was really confusing why this person was reiterating my line.

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by shcisamax

Oddly enough, I was onstage rehearsing for a play about Lincoln and had just said the line, "The President has been shot." Someone came running down the aisle yelling the president has been shot and it was really confusing why this person was reiterating my line.

WOW - That is some coincidence.

You should win a trophy for that post.

[Jaggy]

Elementary School. they announced it over the loudspeaker.. we went home.. i can remember coming in the house and my Mother , who had a bad back ,was laying on the floor ( it helped her back) and was watching TV and crying.. I remember being scared and glued to the TV for days.. saw Jack Ruby episode live !!

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I was in music class in the 7th grade. The principal came into the room and whispers to the music teacher who immediately stood up and said, "Our president has been assassinated". Being in the 7th grade, I didn't know what the word assassinated meant, but by his tone I could tell that it wasn't good. Within a few minutes everyone knew what it meant.
We went on with our classes the rest of the day. Many of the kids were upset because we had somehow heard that other schools were dismissing their students.
I did witness Oswald's killing live on television the next day.

Many years ago, I was working as a bartender and I asked a young man for his ID. His birthday was Nov 22, 1963. I asked him if he knew the significance of that and he told me that his mother was in the process of giving birth at the time of the assassination. So even though he doesn't remember, he knows exactly where he was at the time.

[Mikeod]

Freshman year of college. We had just started class when the professor was called out of the room. He returned after a couple of minutes and told us the news and cancelled class. We walked back to the dorms completely stunned. We also watched on Sunday when Ruby shot Oswald. How that period of time stands out in many peoples' memories.

[faithfulfrank]

I was in Kindergarten. It was confusing seeing grown ups and teachers cry.

Frank