The Book of the Century

That's what the Editor-in-Chief calls it, and he may be correct. It starts in 1900 and terminates in 1987. It contains 1373 pages of headlines and significant events for each day of the month just as it was reported by the media from around the world. I have been doing research in this book to place events in time for my memoir from 1961-65 while in the Navy (actually the Marine Corps). I have been reading the letters I sent my mother while in the service and placing them in chronological order and then referring to the Book of the Century to place the letters and myself in relation to world events. I am interested to read my correspondence after the assissination of President Kennedy to read what my response was and how it seemed to affect me personally. My memory of past events seem to be pretty good, but I really get surprised when I read my old letters. My attitude and perspective is completely different than I remember. My letters are very positive and seem to reflect joy and happiness with where I am and what I am doing. My memory reflectes on a completely different attitude of unhappiness and depression during that time frame. At some point in time my attitude must have changed. I'm anxious to find out what triggered that and how I handled the correspondence with my mother. I'll just keep reading-on.