1963 John F. Kennedy assassinated - Anyone want to tell us how they felt, what they thought, their memories and/or sentiments of this tragic event? 1718 Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard the pirate, was killed off the east coast of North America. 1935 China Clipper (flying boat) took off from Alameda, CA, carrying 100,000 pieces of mail on 1st trans-Pacific airmail flight 1963 C.S.Lewis dies 1990 Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation as British Prime Minister
1906 - SOS was adopted as the distress signal. 1986 - Mike Tyson becomes youngest ever Heavyweight Champ. 1988 - The B-2 Stealth Bomber was unveiled.
1890, Charles de Gaulle, the leader of Free France during World War II and the chief architect of France's Fifth Republic, was born. 1968 The Beatles' "White Album" was released. 1977 Regular passenger service between New York and Europe on the supersonic Concorde began on a trial basis. 1980 Actress Mae West died at age 87. As for Jack Kennedy, I was a Junior in High School at the time. I was in study hall in the library when the Principal announced his death. I remember which table I was sitting at and the view out the window. And I remember thinking, like everyone else I'm sure; this can't be true...it just CAN'T be! Yes, you really DO remember where you were when it happened (or at least when you heard about it). It was all anyone talked about, all anyone watched on TV...all there was TO watch! The funeral was pretty much an all day event and I doubt there was anyone who didn't spend that day watching. Jackie in her veil, John John saluting his father, the riderless horse. A sad time.
