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Old 11-22-2009, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by MinnSkinny
46 years ago today, actually, his death was announced around 1 PM Central time, stopping the world. I was 12, remember it like it was yesterday. Walter Cronkite's news broadcast was truly remarkable that evening.
Wow, you're right. Today. Thanks for the correction.

I was in grade school, I remember everything, too. Got to visit the plaza couple years ago. Numbing to stand there on the sidewalk next to where it happened. It's small. Ordinary.
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