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22/11/2024 11:06 am
....precisely 61 years ago, on this very day, 1:00pm CST.
22/11/2024 12:46 pm
I heard it on my car radio as I drove to see a friend in the hospital. When I got there, all the TV's were on and everyone was in a state of shock.
22/11/2024 3:12 pm
I was home from grade school that day and having a peanut butter and banana sandwich for lunch when my Grandma suddenly said "What did they just say ???" as WGN radio broke into their radio newscast.
22/11/2024 3:34 pm
I would've been in my cot in central Africa, and sadly it would take many, many years to learn what a great loss for all of us, this was.
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22/11/2024 3:40 pm
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22/11/2024 3:48 pm
sadly it would take many, many years to learn what a great loss for all of us, this was.
A profound and true statement like no other regarding the latter half of the 20th century. Quite literally, the world changed that day.
22/11/2024 6:25 pm
Let's end this thread here, gents. I deleted the previous two comments.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
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