# So, was yesterday the 52nd anniversary of JFK assassination? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 24, 2015, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404 "2015-11-24T04:02:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/1 "2015-11-24T04:02:11Z")
I must have missed it, I don’t recall seeing any anniversary stories or remembrances. I just thought about it this morning when I wrote out today’s date. I guess after the 50th anniversary events seem to get less memorialized. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/2 "2015-11-24T15:52:10Z")
Well we do have this fresh and still-lively thread ([Is the Kennedy Assassination a closed case as far as the US Government is concerned? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=773050)) on the same old JFK CT garbage. So at least somebody is remembering. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Quintas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/48db29/32.png) [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/3 "2015-11-24T18:43:41Z")
> [@5\_time\_champ](#): > > I guess after the 50th anniversary events seem to get less memorialized. I would say 10 year intervals up until the 50th. Then 75th, then 100th, then history. Perhaps 9/11 blows my 10 year interval theory since it seemed to be constantly memorialized there for a while. But who knows? I don’t know how much remembrance of Pearl Harbor was going on in say 1947 before it settled into a 10 year reminiscence. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/4 "2015-11-24T18:49:52Z")
Two months ago, on September 19th, you know how much coverage the anniversary of James Garfield’s assassination got? _Nothing!_ It’s like people just don’t care anymore. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/5 "2015-11-24T20:24:56Z")
James who? Just kidding 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/6 "2015-11-24T20:27:18Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > James who? > > Just kidding 🙂 Garfield. Like the cat. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/7 "2015-11-24T20:51:28Z")
Yesterday was my daughter’s birthday. So, I kinda remember JFK in my own private little way each year. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/8 "2015-11-24T21:04:24Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Yesterday was my daughter’s birthday. So, I kinda remember JFK in my own private little way each year. If your daughter’s birthday was August 18, we’d be questioning the way you celebrate the anniversary of Kennedy’s death. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/9 "2015-11-24T21:09:00Z")
There was plenty of coverage on cable channels. I know, because I was flipping through the guide on Sunday afternoon looking for something to watch, and there were quite a few channels running programs about Kennedy or the assassination. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/10 "2015-11-24T21:11:02Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > If your daughter’s birthday was August 18, we’d be questioning the way you celebrate the anniversary of Kennedy’s death. His _real_ death, not that puppet show they put on in Dallas. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![botsgotme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/11 "2015-11-24T22:02:25Z")
Has the National Enquirer run a piece on this? That is where you get the REAL news! ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/12 "2015-11-24T22:15:34Z")
On the front page of Wikipedia under “On this day…” for today ([24th](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Selected_anniversaries/November_24)) they included Ruby shooting Oswald\*. Nothing about Kennedy (or Tippit or Connally) for the 22nd. Elsewhere, it definitely seemed like a very quiet Kennedy remembrance day. - Which I saw as it happened on TV. Egggggh. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/13 "2015-11-24T22:59:58Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Two months ago, on September 19th, you know how much coverage the anniversary of James Garfield’s assassination got? > > _Nothing!_ It’s like people just don’t care anymore. My history is quite bad. Didn’t he die on the 19th, but get shot a couple days earlier or something? Either way, I would guess the fact no one alive remembers it diminishes its acknowledgement. I hardly care that we didn’t acknowledge the 52nd anniversary of Kennedy’s death. I didn’t even make a big deal on September 11 this year. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/14 "2015-11-24T23:24:47Z")
No, it was two days ago. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/15 "2015-11-24T23:32:40Z")
Fixed your post, Kaylasdad. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/16 "2015-11-24T23:37:51Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > My history is quite bad. Didn’t he die on the 19th, but get shot a couple days earlier or something? [Garfield] was shot on July 2nd. Modern medicine could have saved him. Hell, medicine of the time could have saved him had he had competent doctors. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/17 "2015-11-24T23:58:51Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Fixed your post, Kaylasdad. Ta! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/18 "2015-11-25T03:04:46Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > If your daughter’s birthday was August 18, we’d be questioning the way you celebrate the anniversary of Kennedy’s death. :smack: Her birthday is on the 22nd. I was off work on Monday and feel like I missed an entire day. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/19 "2015-11-25T03:23:15Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > His _real_ death, not that puppet show they put on in Dallas. > > :dubious: > [@Leaffan](#): > > :smack: > > Her birthday is on the 22nd. I was off work on Monday and feel like I missed an entire day. Nope, nobody’s got it yet. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404/20 "2015-11-25T14:34:08Z")
Or at least we’re not talking like we got it. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-yesterday-the-52nd-anniversary-of-jfk-assassination/738404.md?page=2)