O.T. Where were you 50 years ago today? 11/22/63.

[al's28/33]

I wasn't born yet. I appreciate all you guys sharing your stories and expressing how the basic mindset of the country was so fixed on that day like 9/11 was. It was an event that changed lives and the course of history.

[Gyrodoc]

I was a Junior at Chaffee High School 2nd floor North Hall Ontario Ca. I was between classes it was very shocking and bad news for sure. I remember the funerial with the Casson carring his casket. Very dignified event.

[robert shreveport]

I was in English class and heard it over the intercom. Sad day.

[Skrain]

In the 5th grade, in the middle of a spelling bee at Belcher Elementary School, Clearwater, Florida.

[JackA]

On duty as a RADAR Tech with the U.S. Army in Korea. It was announced on AFKN.

[sphanna]

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I was driving East on West State street about 2 blocks East of Follett's Purdue West Bookstore in West Lafayette, Ind. I was not a fan of Kennedy at the time but I remember being profoundly sad at this news and I was in something like a state of shock that this had actually happened in the America that I loved.

[todd3131]

It is weird I am told I knew what was going on but I have no memory of that time except a floating memory of my mother crying but I can't be sure if it was the assassination or not.
Tod 3131

[Jim B]

Originally Posted by David J

Fifth grade industrial arts class at Bancroft elementary school in south Minneapolis MN . Teacher started crying as he told us about Kennedy being killed .

I was working at Pillsbury in Wellsburg, WV. I also got my Army draft notice that afternoon.

Jim B

[crock]

I was in the basement of a rented apartment working on a 55 chev. V8 engine for my 36 chev.

[Tom in SW VA]

I must be the oldest person on here. I was a junior in college in my dorm room waiting to go home for the weekend.

[christian]

I was -22 years old

[foxfire42]

I was sitting on a stool at the local Telephone company switchboard placing long distance calls. When he was shot the switchboard lit up like a Christmas tree. The crew had an impossible task trying to process all the long distance call requests. Then all of a sudden the switchboards went quiet. It was at that moment we all realized he was gone.

[ModelAMike1930]

I was 26 working for Illinois Bell as a Switch Tech in the central office and the whole switch unit locked up. We got an official notice from the company as to what had happened..

[TDO]

I was 17 years old, operating a south bend lathe in Shinnston vocational school in WV. when the instructor turned off the power, and gave us the news.

[ped58]

I was 21 years old and sitting on the couch with my mom, dad, brothers and sisters
watching the funeral prosession and the sound of the drums. I still can't get them out of my head.

[37 Coupe]

I can remember it like it was yesterday.Drafting class my senior year Lancaster,Ohio high school. The teacher Mr.Clover was out of the class room and we were working on asignments.He was kinda comical guy and when he came in the classroom and told us the news strangely every one burst into laughter,he slammed the door shut and did not come back that day and it finally sunk into us I guess. I remember going home it was a beautifull sunny day in Ohio as was a week later when we had a day off from school in honor of the funeral,it was a very warm beautifull day for late November or early Dec. I would watch TV and then go outside and work on my 58 Ford 6 cyl.

[Skibb]

I was at my desk in the dorms in my senior year at Univ. of Pennsylvania, big jock banged on the door, "turn your radio on". Turned it on and listened, hoping against all hope that the President was alive. Walter Cronkite said it finally. The campus melted as it mourned. The entire school waived mid terms and I believe all of our final exams were not even read by the profs. Went home for the TV coverage of the funeral. It was for the PENN community the end of an era.

[Ford46]

Finishing up Air Force Basis Training at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX.

[Arlen]

I wasn't even born yet but my dad was in Fort Worth Tx watching the president drive by on his way to Dallas.

[ct1932ford]

High School Art Lab Class. It came over the intercom and our teacher Mr. Whiting said "and we are suppose to be a civilized nation" Class Dismissed!
I never forgot it!