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nWhennI was a kid in elementary school, I remember very well the day thatnsomething really bad happened. All of our teachers stopped teachingnour classes and stood together in the hallways of our school,nwhispering to each other. Some cried. We kids were frightened.
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nThennwe were told the awful news: somebody had shot and killed our U.S.nPresident, John F. Kennedy.
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nAllnof this happened on this day in 1963, and it made a huge impact onnthe U.S. and even the world. When I traveled in Mexico a few yearsnafter his death, I was surprised to see photographs of JFK hangingneverywhere—even in the living rooms of many family homes.
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nSincenJFK’s untimely death, he has been mythologized (his life story toldnand expanded on and retold until it sounded even grander than itnreally was, and he sounded even cooler than he really was), and henhas been criticized a lot (yeah, he was human and had faults).nJFK’s assassination (murder) has also been endlessly discussed andndebated, with conspiracy theories about whodunnit, and why, thick onnthe ground. n
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nChecknout…
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nGarden of Praise has a page on JFK, complete with puzzles (scroll to thenbottom).
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nApples 4 the Teacher has digital coloring pictures of JFK.
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nThenJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum tells the story ofnKennedy’s life.
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| JFK’s brothers Bobby and Edward also went into politics and government. |
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