child of the 60’s

Probably most of the things mentioned below you guys only read about in history books.

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*You were told in class at school that Pres. Kennedy had been shot, and was dead.

*You watched Lee Harvey Oswald be shot to death on national television as you ate your Sunday lunch.

*You made paper chains out of chewing gum wrappers.

*You ripped the loop off of the back of boys’ oxford shirts to add to your collection.

*You saw the Beatles in person on their first US tour.

*You wore mini-skirts, or stared at the girls who did.

*You wore hot-pants, or stared at the girls who did.

*You wore peace signs on your t-shirts.

*Flower power and peace signs were everywhere.

*You were entertained at your nightly meals with scenes from Viet Nam.

*You found out some of your class mates were killed in Viet Nam or were POW’s or MIA’s.

*You saw Bobby Kennedy shot and killed on national television.

*You watched as the nation mourned the assassination of Martin Luther King.

*You watched man walk on the moon for the first time.

i remember all the above…i never saw the beatles in person just on the ed sullivan show….

Updated: August 20, 2002 — 10:10 pm