60 years ago today......

[Dirk]

Crackerjack was on a Friday.

That was probably it.

 

[Ajax Bay]

In a couple of months it's the centenary of Lenin's death. Now there's a politician who had an impact on the world.

 

[biggs682]

It was in my lifetime but I don't remember it

 

[ClichéGuevara]

I reckon I have the perfect alibi, as whilst I was alive at the time, I wasn't yet born.

 

[classic33]

Shooting first announced on an independent TV channel, Granada TV, 6:36pm.
The BBC reported it after 7pm.

 

[Domus]

Following on, it was sixty years ago today that Brian Wilson wrote this.
Very similar sentiments

 

[steveindenmark]

The debate goes on whether he did it.

But little is mentioned about the police officer he shot in the head and killed on his way to the cinema. No doubt at all that he was a murderer.

 

[raleighnut]

I remember it distinctly - I pooped myself when I heard. Or soon after.

Probably. I was a babby at the time.

Same here, I was about 18 months at the time

 

[Dogtrousers]

Same here, I was about 18 months at the time

You oldster. You might also have had a tantrum when you heard the news. I was still limited to crying and pooping.

 

[captain nemo1701]

Meanwhile in a parallel universe, UK TV viewers were introduced to an eccentric bloke who lived in a blue box..... .

I wonder what became of that show............?

 

[presta]

It was in my lifetime but I don't remember it

I was five at the time, and I don't either.

 

[classic33]

A British newspaper wad told about it first, 25 minutes before it happened.

 

[Saluki]

4 months before I was born so naturally, I have zero recollection. Dad says the news was broken in the evening. A quick internet squint found:

On BBC television, the first announcement to air was made at GMT 7:05 PM by a junior and unfamiliar newsreader, John Roberts, just prior to the program Tonight. Tonight continued with its planned edition until around GMT 7:26 PM when Roberts returned to provide updates of Kennedy's critical condition. Shortly after on air he answered a phone call from BBC Monitoring which relayed news of the death of Kennedy as reported by the Voice of America. Roberts' countenance visibly changed and he announced to the audience, "We regret to announce that President Kennedy is dead," before bowing his head and not looking up. For the next 19 minutes the BBC screened its logo and a revolving globe, punctuated by three bulletins read by Roberts. BBC management then decided to revert back to regular programming, screening Here's Harry from GMT 7:45 PM, followed by Dr. Finlay's Casebook, a decision which attracted over 2,000 phone calls and 500 letters and telegrams in complaint.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

My mother tells me I saw the moon landings but didn’t express any interest in it.

 

[Saluki]

My mother tells me I saw the moon landings but didn’t express any interest in it.

I was told to ‘sit up straight’ and ‘this is history being made so pay attention’. I did. I was 5 and watching any TV was rare so I sat up straight, drank my orange squash and watched like a hawk.