The death of Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, brought back a memory of my school days in Cortland, Ohio. The whole school, first through the 12th grades, had gathered in the gym. The date was June 2, 1953. We had gone there to watch on one of several televisions, a delayed broadcast of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. It was the first major world event to broadcast internationally on television. All three networks carried the event. Earlier in the year, on Jan. 20, 1953, there had been another all school event to watch the inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower as the 34th President of the United States. We also watched some of the parade that followed. Many of us did not have televisions at home. Saturday mornings I would go across the street to watch cowboy programs with my friend Tommy. His family was one of the first to have a television in our neighborhood.