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Today's Poll: An open thread on the day JFK was shot
We've run two polls related to the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination. Whether you believe Kennedy was a great man cut down in his prime, or a failed president likely to lose the next election, or whether you believe Oswald acted alone or some conspiracy brought down the president, there's one point of little doubt: Nov. 22, 1963 was a turning-point event in U.S. history.
It's always been said of those who were alive and old enough to comprehend what was going on, you never forget where you were and what you were doing when you heard the news.
I was 2 1/2 years old, so I have no memory of the day, but I could tell you were I was and what I was doing when Lennon was shot, when Reagan was shot, when the Berlin Wall came down and when that second plane hit the Twin Towers.
If you remember Kennedy's assassination, please leave a comment about how and where you heard the news. Not to leave anybody out, if you don't have that memory, share what the historical moment meant to you growing up.
The comment thread is open ...
Today's Poll: Did Oswald act alone?
Did Oswald act alone?
Counterpunch: Oswald Did It and He Acted Alone?
Today's Poll: How do you grade JFK as a president?
How do you grade JFK as a president?
The American Conservative: Nixon and Kennedy: The Myths and Reality
Today's Poll: Should youth tackle football be banned?
Should youth tackle football be banned?
Albany Times-Union: Bill asks ban on youth tackle
Today's Poll: How many books do you read a year?
How many books do you read a year?
The American Conservative: George Vanderbilt & The Reading of Many Books
