[Jim Noble]

I was in Junior High School in 1963.

Let's take this discussion in another direction. We had glossy magazines (Look, Life), we had TV news and documentaries, and we had tabloids.

I do not recall any features, programs, or articles about the McKinley assassination. I do not recall any glossy spreads with McKinley's wedding pictures, or stories about who cut his hair. I never heard the stories about the tragic deaths of his daughters. If I hadn't gone to a good public school, I'm quite sure I never would have heard of him at all.

The pathetic media attempt to revive a 50-year old story about a person who, during his short tenure, accomplished nothing of value is a measure of how far we have fallen.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I was a high school freshman. Many of us heard the news at lunch time. The high school principal put a broadcast from WHO Radio (NBC affiliate at the time) on the intercom.
At the end of the school day, I boarded the bus for the ride home and saw our driver crying...