Tuesday; November 21
Sixty years ago today seemed pretty unremarkable. The NFL was preparing for a slate of Sunday games, politicians were on the campaign trail getting ready for the 1964 elections. The space race was heating up. People were making plans for Thanksgiving. November 21, 1963 was just another day in America. November 22, would be a whole ‘nother story. Around noon on Friday; November 22, American history would change and much of the rest of the western world would feel the impact. When the shots rang out in Dallas, it wasn’t just the Kennedy Administration that would be altered, our nation was turned inside out. When I think back on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, I am reminded of how quickly things can change. Not just how brief life can be, but how uncertain our surroundings are. In a moment, the plans we have made can be reduced to dim memories of unfulfilled expectations. When I think about what happened on that day in Dallas, I am reminded of a simple statement