We didn't start the fire: JFK's death still ripples for baby boomers - Gainesville Times

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We didn't start the fire: JFK's death still ripples for baby boomers

That day in Dallas in 1963 becomes touchstone event for a generation

Visitors stand near the eternal flame at the grave site of U.S. President John F. Kennedy at the Arlington National Cemetery on Oct. 29 in Arlington, Va. - photo by Susan Walsh

BC-US--JFK-Across the Generations2-ref — Visitors stand near the eternal flame at the grave site of U.S. President John F. Kennedy at the Arlington National Cemetery on Oct. 29 in Arlington, Va. - photo by Susan Walsh

We cannot get past it, we Americans. Not a half century later. Maybe not even ever.