re: What is the first major news event you recall watching?

I’m 36 princess Diana's death is the earliest I can remember

Moon landing and Viet Nam. I remember seeing LBJ on TV

Hurricane Andrew

ETA: I’ll be damned Chad

The runner up is the Blizzard of 93.

Moon landing

Desert Storm. My kindergarten teacher made us watch the CNN footage and then had us all write letters to President GHW Bush thanking him for keeping our country safe from Saddam hussein (lol)

Not to the soldiers, to the president.

Among others, I remember hearing about Elvis' death and Reagan being shot on the radio (am radio to be exact).

I remember watch one of the Apollo spacecraft liftoff, but don't remember which one (it was at my uncle's house).

I remember hearing about Watergate but not understanding it.

Vividly remember the Iran hostage crisis and the failed rescue attempt.

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Moon landing

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We said major event not major theatre

43. I remember the beginning of the Gulf War and seeing it on the news.

Election night 1976. Carter elected president. Even in grade school, I knew that was a tragedy.