I remember the day JFK was shot. I was in the 5th grade when I heard the news and we were told to go home I believe it was about 2:30 EST on a Friday.

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When I got  home my mom was bawling and angrily told me what have just happen. I replied "Hey,mom I did not do it !"  then she started to laugh for a little bit, just a little bit.



I was still a kid and all I could think of is getting school days off, in fact we did not have to go to school, until the Monday
after Thanksgiving.

I also remember they had a live funeral for JFK and was telecast on all the major networks (ABC,CBS and NBC).TV  cable did not exsist then.

However my grandmother was upset because she couldn't watch her soap operas, she even call the local television station  to complain and was wondering "Where are my soap operas ?" Her favorite soap was "As The World Turns"