I think I was 17 at the time. It struck so hard because of President Kennedy's assassination. It was like, no! God not another one. I remember we were studying science in our class when it came over our loud speaker that President Kennedy had been shot.
You just never forget where you were and what you were doing when something like that happens.
I wasn't political back then but I must have been a budding conservative. Because I didn't have two pennies to rub together but I learned real quick how to stretch them a mile. LOL
1968 - I was 12 at the time. I’m pretty sure I had a clock radio that was set to turn the radio on in the morning instead of just blaring an alarm. I seem to recall hearing about both RFK’s and MLK’s assassination by means of hearing it on the clock radio when I woke up. OTOH, I vividly recall watching both the Chicago convention as well as the Russian tanks rolling into Czechoslovakia on B & W TV - course it was summer time then and I could stay up later and watch TV.
My mom had an interesting story that I just learned about Nov. 22 1963. At the time she had a 1956 Ford. Which had no radio. She was driving around town doing errands. She saw people acting erratically and strangely but had no idea why. Of course in short order she found out why. But initially she had no idea.
Kind of interesting how technology changes how we remember the “what were you doing moments”.
I can remember finding out about 9/11 while on FreeRepublic.