42yrs ago today, JFK was assasinated

Wow, I didn't realize that.

May he rest in peace!

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May he, his wife, and son all rest in peace.

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I actually was driving downtown today and drove right over the spot where it happened, not even realizing that it was the 42nd anniversary.

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The assassination is my first memory of implied visually graphic violence. Our TV was black and white at the time, but the images of Jackie standing next to Lyndon Johnson as he was sworn in...with the dark stains all over her dress that everyone knew was blood...were nothing short of horrific.

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42 Years. My God, it does not seem that long.

I remember how when Marina Oswald saying her husband was a patsy, Many ( including myself ) thought she was delusional. She was not. The fact that despite all the security Ruby got in to silence Oswald proved there were many involved in this assasination & we will never know what really happened that day

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am I the only one who feels disgusted that a post of remembrance of a great man has 9 posts, while "dead ugly dog" has 29, and "whole class gets in trouble" has 32?
This is indicative of American Society........out of sight, out of mind.

Anybody here seen my old friend John?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
He freed a lot of people,
But it seems the good they die young.
I just looked around and he's gone.

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I saw the video of the assassination for the first time in class last year. Even with the forensic distance offered by history, it was horrific and abominable. Poor Jackie Kennedy, who witnessed the whole thing up close; I don't know how she could have remained sane for the rest of her life.

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It was surprising that on the 6:30pm ABC news this evening there was no mention of this tragedy which defines a generation, and altered the course of U.S. history.

The closing segment was on last night's final broadcast of Ted Koppell on Nightline. Huh?

Will today's tv news broadcasters ever realize that they are not the news?

It was a Friday, I was in the 9th grade. I was changing classes during the 2:30 period break when a friend yelled the news to me across the heads of my classmates. I recall the commotion of every rushing to change classes, many oblivious to what was being yelled out. There are always a few moments in one's life that are always clear and sharp. This is one of those for me.

Updated On: 11/23/05 at 11:22 PM

I was three years old. President Kennedy was the first "famous person" I had any knowledge of. My name was Jon, and I was the same age as John-John. I remember watching the funeral procession. I remember watching as Jack Ruby shot Oswald on live TV. I remember falling in love with Caroline Kennedy. She was so different from all the little girls in my neighborhood. She always was dressed up in these beautiful outfits. Like a princess.

Although I was not alive when this tragedy occurred, I agree that this was a huge turning point in American life, much like 9/11 or Pearl Harbor. These events show us that we are not all the same, that even great people are human and fallible, and yet we are all connected by common experiences. When I was in DC many years ago, JFK's burial site was the first place I wanted to visit and second only to the Vietnam Memorial in emotional impact.