When President John F. Kennedy was assassinated

After class returned from lunch and recess, my sixth grade teacher cried when she told us that President John F. Kennedy had just died in Dallas, Texas. Because Kennedy, Texas Governor John Connelly and their spouses were planning to come to the state capitol next, all the schools in Austin were scheduled to dismiss early. So, we still got out early there but of course the parade and events canceled that Nov. 22, 1963.
For a long time, a dark cloud completely covered the entire country because everyone was sad. The television coverage was even in black and white. Jacqueline Kennedy climbing over the top of the convertible trying to get help from the secret service after her husband was shot, the horses pulling Kennedy’s flag-draped coffin and little John Jr. saluting while his big sister Caroline stood close by were impressions left behind by the newspapers and television.