This Day in History: November 22, 1963
There are many events that altered the course of history. Had they not occurred the world as we know it today might possibly be quite different. There will always be rumors of war, war and assassinations. Freedom is not free but comes at a high price...
There are many events that altered the course of history. Had they not occurred the world as we know it today might possibly be quite different. There will always be rumors of war, war and assassinations. Freedom is not free but comes at a high price...
"The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission."35th President of the United States
Do you recognize the face? You should whether you lived the era of the 60s or studied about its monumental events in a history class. This was the decade that changed a nation. November 22 encompasses a day filled with overwhelming sadness for America. As we embrace the past, one of the most shocking events in our nation's history occurred on his day in 1963.
Embrace the Past. . .
But, that speech was never to be given. . .Even though cooler temperatures had been predicted, clear skies and a warm sunny day engulfed Dallas, TX on that memorable day. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy exhibited their usual charm in preparation for the President to speak at a luncheon with civic and business leaders at the Trade Mart.
"His assassination on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, sent shockwaves around the world and turned the all-too-human Kennedy into a larger-than-life heroic figure. To this day, historians continue to rank him among the best-loved presidents in American history." [Source: History.com]
Three Shots Fired
Assassination was not new to America
but definitely unforeseen and astonishing.
What was intended to be a push for
reelection
ended in a cataclysm that led the American nation
in a totally new direction.
ended in a cataclysm that led the American nation
in a totally new direction.
Overran the streets, standing blade to blade
Waiting for even
a glimpse
Then, shots rang out in Dealey Plaza!
From whence did
they come?
The Texas Book
Depository?
This tragic event of ’63
Took the life of
a young president
Leaving an
undying memory
Or the lone
gunman accused?
What major
discrepancies
Those of us who lived that era
Still remember the dire words that aired
From CBS News’
Walter Cronkite
Engulfed in numbing disbelief
Eyes filled with
tears, limbs became numb
A nation’s people cried in shock
What happened next became history
John F. Kennedy was dead
Now it’s been fifty years
With much truth
still left unsaid
“Change is the law of life.
“Change is the law of life.
And those who look only to the past or the present
are
certain to miss the future.”
—John
F. Kennedy
©2012 Awakenings Sharla Lee Shults |
Remember the words of President John F. Kennedy:
Empower the Present. . .
"Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future."―John F. Kennedy
Enrich the Future. . .
"The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened."
― John F. Kennedy
― John F. Kennedy
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