On the Anniversary of the Assassination of JFK

ON this date in 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated. That shocking event changed the history of our country, and the world, in ways we can only begin to understand now. JFK was planning to get us out of VietNam. Just that act alone would have altered the course of the world forever. But his enemies couldn't let JFK do the things he wanted to do...was it organized crime? Fidel Castro? the "military industrial complex" that JFK's predecessor had warned about, that had him killed? Probably we'll never know for sure.

What we do know is that millions are still affected by his memory. Here are a few JFK t-shirts and other items available out there on the web. All are affectionate, I would never show an anti-JFK item on this blog. (As always, click the image to go to the site where it's available.) The first one says "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."

Robert F Kennedy ~ Nov 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968

Robert F. Kennedy died 39 years ago today. This world could sure use a few leaders like him today. He was passionate to a fault, and his passion was for the poor, the disenfranchised, those denied their rights. I love this picture of him, taken as he was beginning to champion the rights of the oppressed and forgotten (from the Library of Congress):

If you're interested in RFK, visit the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Site, where you can buy this t-shirt:
On the back of the shirt is printed RFK's famous "Ripple of Hope" quote: "Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."
Damn, that's so true it makes me want to cry!