One Flash Moment in History

By Sophie Officer

It is a story that has been told thousands of times, and with just as many conspiracy theories to each telling, but in lieu of the 50th anniversary, I spoke to Lilla Officer on behalf of Celebrate Living History, about her experience when President John F Kennedy was shot, in Dealey Plaza, Dallas.

Lilla, who is an American expat, moved to Australia permanently in 1976 after a brief trip working as an nanny in country Victoria and has witnessed some of the key defining moments in both Australian and American history; though none so significant as the assassination of President Kennedy, on November 22, 1963. Read more »