Or the days that followed glued to the TV set - watching - watching - watching. Everyone walked into the hallway - all of the students - you didn't hear a sound - no one spoke - you didn't even hear shoes hitting the floor - all was silent once again. A short time later there was class change. His head slumped down, he could not speak. Taylor sitting on the front edge of his desk. The announcement came over the school's loud speaker: First that the president had been shot, and a short time later, that he was dead. It was 6th or 7th period and we were seated in Mr. I was a Junior at Lyons Central High School, in Lyons, New York. We've loved reading them and wanted to share 50 here to mark 50 years past. Thank you for sharing your stories and feel free to share more in the comments below. Memories also came from foreign countries, on board planes, in hospitals and in the telephone room of an Air Force base. Many of these stories share common threads: Class lessons interrupted, seeing parents and teachers cry, being glued to the television for days. Kennedy was assassinated, 50 years ago today. Here & Now has been receiving emails, web comments, Facebook messages and tweets (and even one fax) from listeners, with their memories of the day President John F. In this image, Cronkite removes his glasses while announcing the death of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963.(Getty Images) Many listeners' memories of the Kennedy assassination include Walter Cronkite on CBS.
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