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What is the first major news event you recall watching?

Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:20 pm
Posted by rpg37
Ocean Springs, MS
Member since Sep 2008
53407 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:20 pm
Or whatever form of media - be it radio, tv, internet, etc.

I am 38. The OJ Simpson bronco chase was the earliest news event I recall.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
134888 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:21 pm to
First I remember was probably the moon landing.
Posted by haikarate
Member since May 2011
1636 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:21 pm to
Watergate
Posted by RedPop4
Santiago de Compostela
Member since Jan 2005
15042 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:21 pm to
Sniper Mark Essex on the Howard Johnson hotel in New Orleans
Posted by Perrydawg
Middle Ga Area
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:22 pm to
I’m 42 but the earliest that I can quickly remember is the OKC bombing but that was in 95 so I’m sure something happened earlier but doesn’t come to mind
This post was edited on 11/11/25 at 8:24 pm
Posted by dred24
In the south
Member since Nov 2006
1272 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:22 pm to
Challenger explosion
Posted by Chrome
Chromeville
Member since Nov 2007
12412 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:22 pm to
Vaguely remember the Kennedy assassination. Remember the moon landing.
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
11898 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:22 pm to
quote:

I am 38. The OJ Simpson bronco chase was the earliest news event I recall.


42 here... this is probably the first one that caught my eye.
Posted by MamouTiger65
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Oct 2007
846 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:22 pm to
Oliver North Iran Contra hearings interfering with my Saturday morning cartoons and the girl that fell down a well.
Posted by MemphisGuy
Germantown, TN
Member since Nov 2023
13282 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:23 pm to
Watergate.
Posted by Islandboy777
DAUPHIN ISLAND
Member since Jul 2023
2660 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:23 pm to
Baby jessica got stuck in that hole
Posted by hellifiknow
Alabama
Member since Dec 2014
813 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:23 pm to
JFK's funeral procession. It was on all three channels.
Posted by holdmuh keystonelite
Member since Oct 2020
3505 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:23 pm to
I'm 42. The Gulf War is my earliest and that was in 1990.
This post was edited on 11/11/25 at 8:25 pm
Posted by Tyga Woods
South Central Jupiter Island, FL
Member since Sep 2016
41156 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:24 pm to
First gulf war
Posted by Hetfield
Dallas
Member since Jun 2013
9068 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:24 pm to
John Lennon’s murder.
Posted by adamau
Member since Oct 2020
4225 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:25 pm to
quote:

Challenger explosion


That's the one that stands out to me. They rolled TVs into our classes to watch the launch.
Posted by Tigerdew
The Garden District of Da' Parish
Member since Dec 2003
14701 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:25 pm to
Challenger.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:25 pm to
Munich Olympic Massacre in '72.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
42427 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:26 pm to
Baby Jessica or the Challenger. Whatever was first.
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
103384 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:26 pm to
Challenger

Baby Jessica in the well was next.
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