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I Remember

A New Web Site Launched on 4/7/05 for Grandparents Day ****

A Personal Remembrance of Events of the Last 100 Years by Chapin Grandparents

1938-1940 ILM 2010 I remember when I was in high school in San Francisco in almost every day after school I went to the California academy of sciences. I had research projects in the department of ichthyology under H. Walton Clark, curator of the department. I studied two families of fresh water fishes of the Amazon Basin in Brazil. My studies turned into a life long hobby and a great thrill was in 1943 when my ship was in Belem, Brazil when I saw fishes in jungle streams that I had only seen before in specimen bottles on academy shelves. John Wolff 4/7/05
1940 CMH 2010 I was studying in our prep school and we were summoned to the Student Hall. There we heard a radio (at that time there was no television access) announcement by President Roosevelt about the impending War in Europe, which subsequently began commencing in Europe. The war changed our life at school dramatically; outside help greatly diminished and soon we were making our beds. Also, the quality of available food thinned... which was great for our belly. Agustin De Goytisolo, 4/7/05
1941 APC 2011 I remember December 7, 1941. That was the day that Pearl Harbor was bombed. You see, all of our battleships that were in the harbour were destroyed. Two other girls were sitting in the living room of my home entertaining three cavalrymen from a nearby camp. At this time a friend and her mother arrived at the front door and said that they heard on the car radio that Pearl Harbor was bombed. The next day, we had to ride their horses twelve miles to their camp, because they had to go back immediately in a car. Connie Spencer 4/7/05.
1941 KLM 2011 Pearl harbor was a big naval base and without warning the Japanese attacked the fleet and many people were killed and everyone was unprepared. It was sunday so no one was minding the store. our intelligence was wrong or not existent so they didn't know that the planes were coming until they came. President Roosevelt convened Congress and we declared war on Japan. We joined World War Two. It was lunch time Sunday in concord new hampshire where i was a boarding school. The news buzzed around the dining room because somebody had heard it on the radio. From that point on we did not have to wear stiff collars for dinner every night. Six members of our class were killed in the war at ages 17-19. Charles Kinsolving 4/7/05.
1941 NLG 2011 The year was 1941, I was 8 years old. I was visiting my family and we heard on the radio that the Japanese had just bombed Pearl Harbor. Everybody was very upset and we had no way of knowing the amount death of our sailors. We also did not know the amount of destruction. We did not have television and our only source of information was the radio. We had long weeks waiting for news of our families over-seas. This was a monumental time in our nations history. Marilyn Sillverman. 4/7/05
1941 SEG 2011 On December 7th, 1941 I was playing kick the can in the street with other neighborhood children when my father called out to me from our house to say,"The Japanese are bombing Pearl Harbor". Charles Exley 4/7/05
1941 ERC 2011 I remember the day of Pearl Harbor. It was December 7, 1941. I remember my father being home, being that it was a weekend. I was very little at the time, and while everyone else was having a midday dinner, I finished early, and went into the other room to play. The radio was one while I was reading, and I heard the words "Pearl Harbor". My father had said something or other about "Pearl Harbor" while we were eating, so I was curious about what all of the talk about "Pearl Harbor" was about. I ran to my family, and said, "There is something about Pearl Harbor on the radio!" My dad sprinted into the room with the radio and made an inference that this must mean that our country was going to war. Natalie Coch 4/7/05
1941 SEG 2011 On December 7th, 1941 I was playing kick the can in the street with other neighborhood children when my father called out to me from our house to say,"The Japanese are bombing Pearl Harbor". Charles Exley 4/7/05
1941 LAT 2010 On December 7th, 1941, I was about 13 and I was in the Knights of Columbus Bowling Alley setting up bowling pins. I then heard President Roosevelt on the radio saying that the Japanese had just bombed the American Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. After hearing this I remember immediately running home to my parents to see if they knew what had happened and that President Roosevelt had declared war on the Japanese Empire. I also remember President Roosevelt saying that "this day will go down in history as a day of infamy." James Gannon 4/7/05
1941 MMN 2010 One Sunday afternoon in 1941, my sister and I came home from a movie, and my mother greeted us at the door and told us that Pearl Harbor had been bombed. At the time, I was twelve years old and my sister nine, and I did not know where or what Pearl Harbor, but I soon found out. We entered the war for four years and we fought the Germans and the Japanese.
1941 MMN 2010 The year was 1941, I was 8 years old. I was visiting my family and we heard on the radio that the Japanese had just bombed Pearl Harbor. Everybody was very upset and we had no way of knowing the amount death of our sailors. We also did not know the amount of destruction. We did not have television and our only source of information was the radio. We had long weeks waiting for news of our families over-seas. This was a monumental time in our nations history. Marilyn Sillverman. 4/7/05
1941 VNO 2011 December 7th was the frist day of World War Two. Japan bombed Pearl Harbour in the Hawaiin islands. At the time, I was 15 years old and was not aware of this location. Many people were also not aware of this place and not even sure if it belonged to the United States. However, we soon learned that we were now at war with Japan. Many of the young men who were 17 years of age almost immediately voulenteered to serve in the army/navy/airforce/marines. Many of my friends joined and as soon as I turned 17 I too joined the navy. This was on Feb. 18th, 1944. Unlike the conflicts in reacent years, there was a tremendous loyalty to the United States. VNO's Special Friend,4/7/05.
1942 DYW 2010 During World War II, my family and I were living in Malaysia, and the country was conquered by the Japanese. We lived under the Japanese for about three and a half years. During that time, we hardly had any food, and had to eat dried potatoes if we could find them. The Japanese were quite cruel to the people. They would come at odd hours and round up all of us. Then they would march us to the intersection of the big streets. While we were there they would search our homes and take whatever they could find. We would then have to march past some hooded people, and if the hooded people should point to one of us we would be taken as prisoners. My cousin happened to be taken by the Japanese. We never saw him again. During this time my brothers, sisters, and I did not go to school. My parents sent us to take private lessons, so that we could learn Chinese and mathematics. Finally, the war ended in 1945 when we were liberated by the British and the American troops. C.B. Yeoh 4/7/05
1943 BLR 2011 My husband and I were sitting at home when the news came on the radio that the american soldiers had invaded Poland. They had found the consentration camps while liberating. When he had heard this news, he immediatly volentered to fight, even though he couldn't be drafted bei9ng 28. I was very proud of him, and i went with him to all his locations. It was a culture shock for me as i had never been out of the small town that I was born in and Grew up in, and suddenly i was traveling all over the USA. It was very important and a very good educational experiance for me. Every person i met was very kind and helpful. -Shirly Mestel 1943
1943 MPT 2010 I remember helping my father delivering orders on my bike. I tried to go faster than the bus, but I was not successful. The bus went into me, my bike and my packages went all over the street. I spent the next month in bed on my stomach because my back was full of stitches. Joe Dukoff 4/7/05
1945 NLH 2011 I just told my granddaughter that I recall V-E day vividly. It was at the time of the end of world war II in Europe. The date was June of 1945 and I was just about the same age as my granddaughter is now. In those days, we relied upon the radio and newspapers for news as there was no T.V. or internet. I remember I ws upstairs in my fourth floor apartment and heard A lot of commotion and yelling. People were banging spoons on pots, dancing in the street, and cars were honking their horns. I then knew that the war was over. I ran downstairs and joined in the mayhem. To this day I will never forget the smiling faces of my neighbors and the joy of peace.
July 28, 1945 AFS 2011 "On that date I was in my home on Long Island when I heard on the radio that a plane, due to heavy fog, crashed into the Empire State Building. I knew of an aquaintance working in the building. For many hours I did not know if this friend had survived. I learned she was injured, but had surrvived. The pilot and many others were killed. The radio had announced her name and learned that she had fallen inside the elevator down 75 floors. Everyone was happy she had survived."
D-day1945 JAB 2010 I was eight years old. My uncles Jerry, and Arthur lived with my family and they were in the U.S. Army and Navy. Arthur was on a ship that was sunk off of Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean. He was on a raft in the water for several weeks with other shipmates. There were sharks in the water. Many died. He survived and came home after the war. My uncle Jerry was an Army soldier and fought in Europe, especially in France. He survived and came home also after the war. We were all very happy when we heard about D-day, because we knew that the war was over. Abbey Butler 4/7/05
1945 I just told my granddaughter that World War Two had just broken out (1940) and I was in Shanghi, China. The teachers at my school, which was the British School for girls, closed because the teachers were all British and were put in Consentration camps. However, the Scared Heart Convent, which consisted of mainly British and American nun, were allowed to continue teaching, but they were not allowed by the Japanese to leave the school premesis. I was very lucky to be accepted by the convent and to continue my education until the war ended, which was in 1945. When the war
1959 KAS 2010 There was fierce competition between the United States and the Soviet Union in all areas of endeavor; therefore, it came as an incredible shock to Americans when the Soviets were able to successfully launch a vehicle into outer space. The capsule was called Sputnik, which means Òfellow traveler.Ó This accomplishment sent a message around the world that the Soviets were superior in their knowledge of space. The launching of Sputnik had far reaching effects in American education, especially math and science. Pat Gilbert and Carol Remes 4/7/05
1944 ETF 2010 It was the end of October my mother was thinking about the holidays with a very sad heart because my brother who was 18 was overseas fighting in Europe. The doorbell rang and my mother went to the door and there was a young man with a telegram in is hand. The telegram read that they were sorry to inform us that my brother, Pete Lord, was seriously wounded. Shortly there after my Aunt Anne who was serving in the American Red Cross in Europe, wrote a letter to my mother telling her that she had seen Pete in an army hospital outside of Paris and that he was going to be Okay. The reason he was going to be okay was that she had visited him and really pleaded with one of the doctors not to amputate his arm, but to please try to see if the new drug penicillin would save his life and arm. It did. ALD. 4/7/05
August 15, 1945 ETF 2010 I was on my way by train back to the east coast. The train stopped in Needles, CA that morning. This was a very remote spot, however there was a military instalation. When the train stopped everyone on the train was suprised because of a large celebration of American soldiers. The reason was the end of Word War II. It was a very happy time. The train continued on to Chicago. Where there was a huge celebration. There was litter everywhere mostly newspapers. The crowd was extremely excited. I was very excited and happy.
1945 KWW 2010 I just told my granddaughter that I remember the day the Japanese surrendered. I was on a minesweeper in Pearl Harbor waiting for the attack on Japan and reading the news about our bombing Japan. Suddenly word spread that the Japanese had surrendered and that therefore there would be no attack on the islands of Honshu and Kyushu; there would be no need to do a landing in Japan with all the casualties that would involve. There would be no more American casualties. We all were uproariously happy. William Rand 4/7/05
1945 I just told my granddaughter that World War Two had just broken out (1940) and I was in Shanghai, China. The teachers at my school, which was the British School for girls, closed because the teachers were all British and were put in Concentration camps. However, the Scared Heart Convent, which consisted of mainly British and American nun, were allowed to continue teaching, but they were not allowed by the Japanese to leave the school premises. I was very lucky to be accepted by the convent and to continue my education until the war ended, which was in 1945. When the war
July 28, 1945 AFS 2011 "On that date I was in my home on Long Island when I heard on the radio that a plane, due to heavy fog, crashed into the Empire State Building. I knew of an acquaintance working in the building. For many hours I did not know if this friend had survived. I learned she was injured, but had survived. The pilot and many others were killed. The radio had announced her name and learned that she had fallen inside the elevator down 75 floors. Everyone was happy she had survived."
1956 GKM 2010 I was a little girl living in Rumania when the Russians invaded Hungary. The Hungarian radio channels were transmitting S.O.S. messages for as long as they could, before being bombed. These were especially directed to President Eisenhower, asking him to send American troops to help to ward off the Russian invasion. It was very moving, sad, and frustrating to hear the pleas for help going unheeded. We cried the whole night. I will never forget the screaming and shouting over the noise of bombs and rifle shots, and then a crackle, and finally silence as one by one the radio channels were eliminated. Russia, unfortunately, won. Marina de Haydu 4/7/05
1957 JML 2011 I remember when the first satellite was launched into space by the Russians. I went on a field trip with my father to the local newspaper where we saw the newspaper being printed on noisy printing presses four stories tall. The newspaper had a big picture on the front page of Sputnik, the Russian satellite. The Russians had beaten us into space! CB. 4/7/05
1959 KAS 2010 There was fierce competition between the United States and the Soviet Union in all areas of endeavor; therefore, it came as an incredible shock to Americans when the Soviets were able to successfully launch a vehicle into outer space. The capsule was called Sputnik, which means Òfellow traveler.Ó This accomplishment sent a message around the world that the Soviets were superior in their knowledge of space. The launching of Sputnik had far reaching effects in American education, especially math and science. Pat Gilbert and Carol Remes 4/7/05
1961 MRR 2011 I just told my granddaughter that I recall vividly the day I got on a plane headed for Denver Colorado. I had just completed my medical training and I was on my way to serve in the air force as a doctor. Shortly before landing the pilot informed us that there was a mechanical problem and the landing might be rough. It was rough indeed. The pilot could not stop the plane and it swerved off the runway and crashed into heavy equipment. The plane burst into flames and filled with smoke. I was the last one out of the plane and then it blew up almost immediately. I escaped with burns and smoke in my lungs. I later found out that 22 people were killed in the section of the plane in which I was sitting. In that 4 rows I was the only survivor. I had survived by crawling along the floor of the plane until I saw an open door. I jumped through it to the ground. Had I not gotten out in time you my dear granddaughter would not be here today. Bernard Neff 4/7/05
1961 HHR 2010 As a child, I had polio when I was four years old in 1943. Therefore, the Sabin and Salk vaccines came out in the late 50's around 1959. By 1961, the masses were given both with the oral vaccine in the form of sugar cube, and inoculation. People lined up in shopping malls and many public places to receive the vaccine. Even though I had already had the disease, my doctor insisted that I take both vaccines in 1961 when I was pregnant with my daughter. One of the vaccines was a live virus and it would be most unusual now for a doctor to give a live virus to someone who is going to have a baby soon.
1962 ACD 2010 I just told my granddaughter that I recall the day that changed my life. The year 1962. On February 24, I got married and it was the same year that my son was born (exactly on December 14, 1962). That was the beginning of my adulthood life. I never thought that my life was going to turn around 42 years later, and that I would be sitting down with my grandaughter telling her the beginning of my story. Noemi Sanchez 4/7/05
1963 QLJ 2010 I was in Brooklyn, New York getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner in November of 1963. I was hanging a chandelier, when the TV came on telling us that John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. I was shocked when i learned that the president has been shot, and he died soon after. It was a sad day for the world, and it will always be remembered. Lee Calicchio 4/7/05
1963 NPU 2011 I just told my granddaughter that I vividly remember the day that John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot and later died. At the time I heard the news I was getting on a bus in New York City. Everybody was talking about it, and anyone who had a radio turned up the volume so all the passengers could hear what happened. As soon as I returned home I turned on the television and proceeded to follow all the reports. At the time I was a Kindergarden Teacher and by the next day all the five-year olds wanted to talk about it at show and tell time. Everrybody wanted to talk about it, so I feel this is an important event in history. Tasha 4/7/05
1963 OLB 2011 I remember sitting next to my mother in church, praying about the death of President John Kennedy. John Kennedy was shot and died on November 22, 1963 in Dallas Texas.
1963 NGB 2010 In 1963 I was in 6th grade and I went to the orthodontist once a week to have my braces adjusted. The radio was always on for distraction and it only played music. On a day in November, the music was suddenly interrupted and an announcer said that President Kennedy had been shot in Dallas. Before the dentist could finish, we learned that he had been killed. After that everything just stopped. There was almost no one on the road on the way home. Everything was canceled. Everyone stayed at home and watched television trying to make sense of this terrible event. Even today no one is quite sure of who was involved.-SNF 4/7/05
1963 EJL 2010 On November 22, 1963 at around noon, the bells of the teletypes in the newsroom started ringing loudly and insistently: President John F Kennedy had been shot in Dallas, Texas. As managing editor of a newsmagazine in New York, I was in charge of getting pictures of Kennedy, letting the printers know we were killing the old cover and replacing it with Kennedy's as well as reorganizing a team to write the story. We soon learned the President was dead. Some of my colleagues were too stunned to do any work. Amazingly, they were all men. The researchers, all women, rallied to the task ahead. They had to walk to the picture agencies. They had to walk to the printer. The phones were dead. The traffic was wall to wall. There were people all over the streets giving each other news about the assassination of Kennedy. There was a spirit of immense sadness, but also of pulling together, a sense of comradeship. The printer had assumed we would change covers. He waited for hours to get the new pictures. We worked through the night, trying to set aside for the moment our grief. We finished the next morning, a Saturday, at dawn. And then we cried.
1963 CHA 2010 I remember in November of 1963 I was very happy because my second daughter, Nancy, had just been born. However, later in the month the nation was shocked when we heard that President Kennedy had been assassinated. I was walking down Madison Avenue and shop keepers were running out of the stores shouting that the president had been shot. I stopped and talked to some people who had a radio, and they said he had been taken to the hospital in Dallas. I immediately went home and put on my television to hear the horrifying news that he was dead. Later in the day I went out again, and the city was very quiet. People were crying on the street and hugging each other. It was a very sad day for the nation and for our family. Claire Cascella 4/7/05
1963 CEA 2010 I remember when I was in the kitchen when your father was about 3 1/2 years old. He was watching Bozo the Clown on TV in Chicago, Illinois. It was about 12:15 and the program was interrupted to announce that J. F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Texas. I didnÕt believe that it was actually happening. At the time, they didnÕt know if he was dead or not. As everyone learned the news, I found out was assassinated and sent to the hospital. It was later pronounced that he was dead on arrival. Everyone was shocked with the terrible news.
1963 CMP 2010 I just told my niece that I recall the day that President. John F. Kennedy died. It was in the morning of 22 November 1963. I was in school and an announcement was made on the loud speaker. We were all shocked. Following the announcement we all participated in a moment of silence.
1963 OLB 2011 I remember sitting next to my mother in church, praying about the death of President John Kennedy. John Kennedy was shot and died on November 22, 1963 in Dallas Texas. He was killed by an assassin's bullets as his motorcade wound through Dallas. The assassin's name was Lee Harvey Oswald. Kennedy was the youngest president to be elected and the youngest to die as well. he was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917, meaning that he was 46 when he died.
1963 FAP 2010 I just told my granddaughter that I remember vividly the day that President John F. Kennedy was assasinated. I was with my two children and we were in a park. Someone passed us by and was screaming, "Have you heard? The President has just been shot in Dallas. Everyone go to the nearest television set to view this event." This was one of the most tragic days in American history. For the first time, the American public was able to see with their own eyes, the news directly after it had taken place. People were able to view the assination soon after it had occured and a series of other historic events in American history such as: the miraculous transfer of power to a new president, the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the swearing in of Lyndon Johnson as the new president of the United States, and the funeral of President Kennedy with his two young children and beautiful young widow in attendence. It seemed as if the world stood still at that moment. I believe on the day of November 22, 1963 has changed the course of history forever. 4/7/05
1963 AAL 2010 I was at the medical school at the University of Oklahoma in 1963 when I heard that President Kennedy had been shot. I was especially shocked and sad because I was from Dallas. I called home to see if it was really true and everyone I spoke with said it was. No one wanted to believe that such an awful thing could happen. That was a terrible day. SAW 4/7/05
November 22, 1963 LPF 2010 One day in 1963, I was having lunch with a client when someone ran into the room to say that President John F. Kennedy had been shot in Dallas, Texas and that he had been taken to a local hospital. President Kennedy was much loved and admired and we were all shocked and saddened. Worse, it was announced soon thereafter that Kennedy was dead. Leonard Joseph 4/7/05
1963 DLS 2011 I was in New York City with your great-grandma and we were having lunch when somebody ran in and said that the President had been shot. Everything came to a standstill. Instead of going to a charity event (that I was planning to go to that night), I went home to watch all of the news on TV. Everybody in America was glued to their TV sets the next few days. We all watched Ruby shoot Oswald (the killer of the President), in Texas. The date was November 22, 1963, the day that President Kennedy was killed. Alice Netter 4/7/05
1963 MJS 2011 While I was thinking about events from past history that I would like to tell to my goddaughter, I was struck by the fact that so many things that stand out from the past are tragic historical events. The first thing I thought of the assassination of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963. I tried to think of a better moment to relate to her and remembered when I first saw JFK riding down Broadway, smiling, waving, and literally emitting shining rays from himself. It was spectacular. He seemed golden. Sadly, once again, when I was on Broadway on the Upper West Side of New York, I heard the incomprehensible news that Kennedy had been shot. I remember I was out running an errand for my mother. I had stopped by our dry cleaner and the radio was on. I heard the report. I ran home. We put the television on and found ourselves glued to the TV. I remember believing with all my heart that this strong, golden man could not possibly die. My mother, brothers and I watched the tragic events, in total disbelief, as they unfolded before the world's eyes. Fifi Jacobs 4/7/05.
1963 EHS 2011 I remember very clearly that afternoon, it was getting close to the weekend, your grandfather was home sick and I had just done a load of laundry. I had folded the laundry and walked upstairs to put everything away, and your grandfather came out of the bedroom, and said, "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! THEY JUST SHOT THE PRESIDENT!" Everything just stopped, we couldn't believe it. The whole afternoon, and the rest of the week, we were focused on the television. From that moment on, everything was put on hold. We had parties planned for the weekend, everybody canceled everything that was planned. We were all focused on the television. The only time we left the house was on Sunday morning to go to Church. While we were in Church, the next big newsflash was that the person that shot John F. Kennedy was assasinated. His name was Lee Harvey Oswald. For several weeks following that, it was all anyone talked about. The newspaper stories, the television stories, everything. We watched everything that had to do with Kennedy's death. The whole country was mourning for the President. No one could believe that it had happened. It was such a terrible tragedy. Everyone love John F. Kennedy.
1963 HSD 2011 < font size = -2> I remember the day the John F. Kennedy was shot, November 22, 1963. I was 10 years old and I went to the Brick Church Fair with a class mate from school. Once we got there I heard that the president had been shot. I thought it was the president of Brick Church who had been shot. It did not occur to me that they were talking about the president of the United States. The fair closed and everyone went home in shock. The T.V. stations covered the assassination and the aftermath non-stop for at least a week. G.S. 4/7/05
1964 JRT 2011 I just told my granddaughter about how I remember when John F. Kennedy was assasinated. It was November 1964. I remember I was watching television and they interrupted the program and the anchorman said that the president of the united states had been shot. At first I couldn't believe it. Soon the anchorman verified that Governer Conelly had also been shot. President Kennedy was rushed to the hospital, where he later died. The pictures were later shown on television of him being shot, and people running and screaming in every direction. It was a terrible day.
1965 APG2011 I was just told by my special friend, Nancy, whom I have known for 12 years. Nancy is telling me about a special event that had happened in 1965. This is when the Beatles came to the United States. "I can remember being in 2nd grade and everyone was talking about the music of these 4 teenagers with long hair. Nobody wore long hair back then. My family quiescently owned the Dauville hotel in Miami beach, Florida. The beatles first appearance in the Unites States in the Ed Sullivan show being televised live. I can remember vividly these 4 handsome teenagers walking off the plane at Kennedy Airport. Everyone was focused on their hair. We could wait to hear them singing. I couldn't believe the Beatles were finally hear. Everyone in my class waited in anticipation for the Ed Sullivan show. Sunday arrived and we all sat pined to the television, by the way it was in black and white." The Beatles had a huge impact in the music industry. Nancy Cohen
1965 CCK 2011 "My memory is the day John Kenedy died. I was walking down Lexington Ave., and there was a T.V. store there. I could not see the T.V. becuase there were hundreds of people around it trying to see what was on the screen. I continued walking towards home, and are nanny was ironing clothes with the radio on. I asked her if she had heard any news and she said "yes, i thought that the president was shot to death." However, there seemed not to b e any definate news. For the next twenty-four hours, I along with millions of other people stayed glued to the television day and night until it was confirmed that John Kenedy had indeed died. The worsed parts of viewing this on T.V. was that you felt as if you you were right there and it is an image I will never forget." -Carin Gordevitch
1968 AKE 2011 I remember being in church with my family, listening to the sermon about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. He died on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. James Earl Ray was the person who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. Constance Klein. 4/7/05
1969 DJB 2010 The event that comes to my mind, happened in early June of1969. Bobby Kennedy, the brother of our assassinated president, had just given a speech in LA. He was now running for president. As he left the hall, he exited through the kitchen. Sirham Sirhan was hiding in the kitchen with a revolver. He shot Bobby Kennedy in the head and death was instantaneous. It was a very sad day for America. We had lost Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, and now Robert Kennedy. It was a very sad time. Gloria Lennon, San Diego, CA. 4/7/05
1969 CMS 2010 I was 12 years old staying in a tiny rural town in Germany when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon. There were almost no telephones or televisions, so word spread of this event by people biking from house to house to tell of the news. Everyone in town was shocked by someone going such a huge distance and landing on a planet (the moon). Their reaction gave me a completely different sense of wonder than if I had been in a large city. Tori Dauphinot 4/7/05.
1969 OLB I remember sitting next to my mother in church, praying about the death of President John Kennedy. John Kennedy was shot and died on November 22, 1963 in Dallas Texas.
1974 GFR 2011 I recall the day that we all sat in front of our black-and-white television and watched Richard Nixon resign from office. He was on the verge of being impeached due to violations of the election laws. His staff were discovered breaking into Democratic headquarters in the Watergate Hotel. I remember talking with my parents that the president could be corrupt. I was fifteen.
1974 CBW 2011 I remember when Nixon, the first president of the United States to resign, announced that he was leaving office. I was in college and was shocked to hear the news! I was watching the news on television, and I couldn't believe that a president would step down. Was he guilty? Was he doing this for the country? I was convinced that our government officials were honest. What do you think? Joan Corey 04/07/05
1974 GFR 2011 I recall the day that we all sat in front of our black-and-white television and watched Richard Nixon resign from office. He was on the verge of being impeached due to violations of the election laws. His staff were dicovered breaking into Decocratic headquarters in the Watergate Hotel. I remember talking with my parents that the president could be corrupt. I was fifteen.
1977 GCC 2011 I just told my grandaughter that I recall the day that we had a snow storm with over 21 inches of snow. The city was at a standstill because we weren't able to get out of our home. The national guard had to be called to remove the snow from the streets so people were able to go to the store to get basic foods like bread and milk. Neighbors helped out if a person was housebound in giving them food and other neccessities. It took one week before people were able to navigate around the city. Millie Calabrese 4/7/05.
1980 CEV 2010 I remember watching on television that Ronald Reagan had beat Jimmy Carter in the Presidential Election. I was eight years old so I had little knowledge of politics but, I felt sad for President Carter due to his loss of the election and his job. ABV 4/7/05.
1981 EFB 2010 It was my freshman year in college and I received news that in my homeland, Spain, a few hostages were held by terrorists. Playing backgammon with a friend, he said, "I hear they are still being held in your country, how many are they?" I answered, "at least five." He looked at me perplexed, "there are only five people in your government?" It was then that I realized that at the same time a Coup d'etat was also happening and well over three hundred were being held at gun point in the Spanish Congress. Fortunately, it never succeeded and Spain went on to have a flourishing democracy. Paco Arangotang 4/7/05
1989 LEJ 2010 It was sixteen years ago when Mount St. Helen, which is near Seattle, Washington, errupted. It spilled sand, lava, and other earthly materials down the side of the mountain and into the atmosphere. The wind carried the material which consisted of not only sand but a great amout of smoke in an easterly direction covering the states of Washington, Idaho, and my hometown of Billings, Montana. This material covered a distance of over a thousand miles. The sky was blackened and dark enough so that we used our lights in our homes and on our cars during the day for a period of about four days. The atmosphere was also full of sand and dust that settled on our home and cars. It was necessary for some people to wear masks over their nose and mouth to pretect their lungs. Currently, the mountain is admitting smoke and fire that would indicate that it could errupt again. Royal and Norma Johnson. 4/7/05
1997 AMV 2011 I remember in the late summer of 1997, watching the news, and hearing about a very sad event. Princess Diana had been in a terrible car accident in Paris. I was at home in Florida, and I was glued to the television all night, waiting to hear updates. Sadly, she had died early that morning. The world mourned the loss of a wonderful woman. -Jacqui Shurslep 4/7/05
1997 SHN 2011 The event I remember most clearly was the death of Princess Diana. I heard the news early in the morning and felt very shocked and suprised that she had died in a car crash in Paris. A few days later I went to London to commerate her death. There was an amazing atmosphere in London. Crowds were gathered outside Buckingham Palace and her home in St. James Palace. There were mountains of flowers everywhere and people were burning flowers and leaving photos and letters for her. The flag over Buckingham Palace was flying at half mast. Judith Ashton
1999 EMD We remember December 31, 1999. We both had lots of fun spreading confetti and shooting silly string around our houses. We were looking for forward to the new millenium. It was a great night and one that we will both never forget. 4/7/2005
2001 DII 2010 When I was home, getting ready to go to a PTA meeting at the school that I teach at. I was watching the news for a traffic report when I saw the footage of the first plane crashing into the towers. I immediatley proceeded to think that it was a terrorist attack. I got in the car to go to school and I was listening to the radio because I was astonished that this action of terrorism occured. When I got to school there was a district lockdown for saftey reasons. I didn't take my children out of school because the principals and the board of education said that it was safer to keep them in the lockdown. The next few days were very solemn and I had never seen this nation in such a state of depression and sadness before in my life.

~Michele Di Ceglio 4/7/05

2002 BMR 2010 I remember doing the cross generational project with my mother and grandmother learning all about their childhood and how different our lives are from each other. I learned that my grandmother was considered under the stereotype that women were inferior to men. So she was restricted to not being able to play certain sports, as my mother and I are able to. Another difference is that both my Grandmother and Mother went to Public School and I am fortunate that I can go to a Private School such as Chapin.

Notes to Students

-- The source code for the TEMPLATE has also be sent on e-mail to you
-- You must use the TEMPLATE but you can change the COLOR choice for each of the first two columns
-- Remember that C comes before F the quality of your writing (C for CONTENT) is more important than your color choices (F for FANCY)
-- Use common tricks with APPLE ] and APPLE [ to make the text large font size when writing in your group so that everyone can see
-- first do this on your own account and send to TURNIN-GRANDPARENTS and your own portfolio
-- then test out using account with login of GRANDPARENTS and password of ???
-- when you create a NEW DOCUMENT, choose APPLE-I ("GET INFO") and name it right away so that you know it is yours
-- the name of the Web page must be of the exact form 1969JAD.html using the YEAR OF THE EVENT and your standard initials
-- your grandparents may choose to include their names in the text the way that John Doe did for his granddaughter Jane Doe, but your name MUST NOT appear in the text
-- click here for the sample entry so that you can COPY and PASTE the CODE or click here for a graphic of the CODE which includes the TABLE command