How did John Fitzgerald Kennedys assassination affect the world in the 60s?
The assassin’s bullet which so abruptly ended the life of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, created a public event unique in the lives of contemporary Americans. The mass media and personal contacts spread the news with a speed which was in all likelihood unprecedented. Instantaneously, public attention turned away from everyday personal concerns to the details and meaning of this awesome event. Probably never before were the sentiments of the American public engaged so deeply by an occurrence on the political scene. Those who remember Kennedy’s assassination 40 years ago experienced the shock and fear of a nation that just lost its leader. According to Margolis, during the months following the assassination things began to get very murky. “Everything was getting weird, especially after [Lee Harvey Oswald] was shot,” he said, referring to the killing of Oswald by nightclub owner Jack Ruby. Margolis said there was great confusion surrounding the shooting of Oswald; the public was le
