John F. Kennedy

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Anyone who can remember where they were on 22 November 1963 is clearly an old timer.
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This year Thanksgiving falls of Nov 22. In 1963 it was the day that President Kennedy was killed in Dallas.
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I was in high school at the time. School was closed and everyone was sent home. Partially as a symbol of respect, but also because it was widely feared that the Russians were responsible, and that this very possibly might be the beginning of WWIII.
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Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy

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