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What is the first major news event you recall watching?
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:20 pm
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.
I am 38. The OJ Simpson bronco chase was the earliest news event I recall.
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Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:21 pm to rpg37
First I remember was probably the moon landing.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:21 pm to rpg37
Watergate
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:21 pm to rpg37
Sniper Mark Essex on the Howard Johnson hotel in New Orleans
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:22 pm to rpg37
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 on 11/11/25 at 8:22 pm to rpg37
Challenger explosion
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:22 pm to rpg37
Vaguely remember the Kennedy assassination. Remember the moon landing.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:22 pm to rpg37
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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 on 11/11/25 at 8:22 pm to rpg37
Oliver North Iran Contra hearings interfering with my Saturday morning cartoons and the girl that fell down a well.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:23 pm to rpg37
Watergate.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:23 pm to rpg37
Baby jessica got stuck in that hole
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:23 pm to rpg37
JFK's funeral procession. It was on all three channels.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:23 pm to rpg37
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 on 11/11/25 at 8:24 pm to rpg37
First gulf war
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:24 pm to rpg37
John Lennon’s murder.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:25 pm to dred24
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Challenger explosion
That's the one that stands out to me. They rolled TVs into our classes to watch the launch.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:25 pm to rpg37
Challenger.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:25 pm to rpg37
Munich Olympic Massacre in '72.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:26 pm to rpg37
Baby Jessica or the Challenger. Whatever was first.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 8:26 pm to rpg37
Challenger
Baby Jessica in the well was next.
Baby Jessica in the well was next.
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