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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Oct 3, 2018 13:37:22 GMT
The assassination of President Kennedy. I was in class in the 5th grade when my teacher stopped a movie we were watching and told us, crying, what had happened.
My parents didn't let me watch much of the coverage on TV, but it was a profoundly sobering event at the time. Years later, I re-watched news footage.
That, then Challenger, then of course 9/11.
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Post by SuperDevilDoctor on Oct 4, 2018 17:36:58 GMT
Tet Offensive, 1968 (Vietnam War).
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Post by divtal on Oct 4, 2018 20:06:23 GMT
The announcement of the end of the Korean war, in July of '53 (I had to look that up.)
Prior to that, I don't recall news stories about the war, itself. I only recall knowing that there was a "war" going on ... and, that that wasn't good. The announcement was good!
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Post by telegonus on Oct 5, 2018 7:27:48 GMT
Wow! I'm really showin' my age here: Ike's heart attack and recovery.  |
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Post by permutojoe on Oct 6, 2018 1:29:47 GMT
Dewey Defeats Truman.
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Post by JHA Durant on Oct 6, 2018 13:43:50 GMT
The Battle of Mogadishu in 1993, aka Black Hawk Down. I was four years old and heard it over the radio. Because of that, Somalia was one of the first countries I knew about as a little kid.
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Post by Bargle on Oct 9, 2018 12:00:06 GMT
The assassination of President Kennedy. I was in class in the 5th grade when my teacher stopped a movie we were watching and told us, crying, what had happened. For me as well. I was in 3rd grade at the time. |
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Post by Carl LaFong on Oct 15, 2018 16:55:17 GMT
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Post by Raimo47 on Oct 16, 2018 0:48:39 GMT
President Kekkonen's funeral in 1986. I was 6. I still remember the funeral cortege and the somber mood.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Dec 12, 2018 21:40:50 GMT
I was at a friend's house when the news broke in on the TV about Reagan getting shot. This was right around the time I was obsessed with the JFK assassination and had memorized all the presidents. I was ten.
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Post by deviates on Dec 13, 2018 18:51:09 GMT
The murder of Stephen Lawrence. I would have been 7 at the time.
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Post by barfholomew on Dec 14, 2018 21:17:16 GMT
The fall of the Berlin wall, live on television.
I was barely 6 then.
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Post by Pangolin on Dec 17, 2018 0:07:55 GMT
The assassination of Anwar as-Sadat.
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Post by rizdek on Dec 17, 2018 12:43:27 GMT
Kennedy being elected. My folks were staunch Republicans and Kennedy winning was devastating to them...and me because I didn't know any better. NOT that I am necessarily liberal, but that the idea that him winning over Nixon was so end-of-the-world traumatic seems comical in hind sight.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Dec 26, 2018 20:17:35 GMT
The Vietnam War. I can't remember anything specific about it other than my parents talking about adopting a Vietnamese child (not sure if they meant it - probably not) and me thinking it would be the worst idea ever, as we were already three children in the family.
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Post by SciFive on Dec 31, 2018 17:57:25 GMT
The first story I remembet was when my Dad was reading the newspaper with great concern. I asked him, “What does that say?” It was a big headline. It was either “Army Beats Navy” or “Navy Beats Army.” I asked him, “Don’t you think it would be better if our Army and our Navy fought wars on the same side?” I think I was 5.  |
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Post by cwsims on Jan 2, 2019 16:20:58 GMT
9/11
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