@SergeantQueen, look at the chronology of the other events mentioned, compared to when Ike was Prez, and you will see what Jeruba means.
My earliest news memory is also the death of JFK. I was in diapers, and had trouble comprehending, but I remember is fairly clear. I was just looking at happy people on TV waving, then some guy’s important voice. My mom was cleaning my lunch mess, and suddenly she was right in front of the TV screaming no no no and sobbing. I tried to climb into her arms, but she pushed me away. I got pretty freaked out, so she told me a very important man was gone and never would come back. I thought my dad was not coming home.
I remember seeing the news when I was very young, and I remember Church when I was very young. I didn’t understand either one, but both involved men talking to me very serious, so I always paid attention.
I don’t remember any other news stories vividly for some time, just some local accounts of weather damage, or various demonstrations. There were lots of news nights when I was small which included beards, picket signs, and cops.