Mike and Miguel, while I would never presume to question your memories
of that fateful day 45 years ago, I think it's important to share with
our students Neisser and Harsh's work on the subject.
Neisser, U. & Harsch, N. (1992), Phantom flashbulbs: False recollections
of hearing the news about Challenger. In Winograd, E. & Neisser, U.
(Eds.), Affect and accuracy in recall: Studies of flashbulb "memories"
(Pp. 9-31). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Their studies after the challenger explosion gives us some insight into
how malleable memories, even flashbulb memories can be.
All I know is that is was in Lincoln,NE, most likely lying in my baby
bed (at least that's what I was told). I have no memory of it because I
was 1 1/2 years old. I have much more clear (although reconstructed as
well) memories of my where abouts when I heard that Regan had been shot,
the Challenger blew up and oh yes , when the African-American was
elected president of the United States.
Subject: It's "It's That Day Again" Day
From: "Mike Palij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:35:04 -0500
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From today's NY Times:
- ON THIS DAY -
On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated
while riding in a motorcade in Dallas....
I was in class when the teacher/nun came in to tell us about it.
I don't remember much more from around that time outside of
a lot of sadness and then seeing Oswald being shot on TV.
I trust my own memories less now than the videotape available
from that time.
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Subject: RE: It's "It's That Day Again" Day
From: "Miguel Roig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:36:51 -0500
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Oh, yes ... I was 7 years old and living in Cuba and distinctly remember
our next door neighbor, a strong supporter of Castro, bursting into our
apartment and gleefully announcing: "Mataron a Kennedy!". I'm certain
that she saw the assassination as payback for the Bay of Pigs invasion,
and for the loss of 'our' nuclear missiles, both of which had only
happened 1-2 years earlier.
--
Herb Coleman,Director
Instructional Computing and Technology
Adjunct Professor of Psychology
Austin Community College
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