Mama Kat Thursday: First News Story I Cared About
The Mama Kat topic for today is: " How old were you? Share one of the first news stories you remember caring about." I was 7, almost 8 in November 1963 when the news broke that John F. Kennedy had been shot. I can't remember watching the news. I don't even precisely remember how I understood the President was dead. What I do remember is the palpable sense of sadness that seemed to roll over me like a wave, even as the whole of the US reeled in shock and mourning. Their new young hope was gone. I was told in a college sociology class that every generation of kids is effected by some significant event. For me, it was the assassination of John F. Kennedy.