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re: What is the oldest news story you can remember watching as a kid
Posted on 8/9/20 at 9:57 am to CatsGoneWild
Posted on 8/9/20 at 9:57 am to CatsGoneWild
Iranian hostage situation when Carter was president and Regan was running for president.
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Posted on 8/9/20 at 9:57 am to CatsGoneWild
Sniper at the Downtown Howard Johnson in New Orleans. Tvs brought into classroom to follow the action.
Posted on 8/9/20 at 9:58 am to CatsGoneWild
Desert Storm. I had no idea what was going on, but I remember “Support Our Troops” bumper stickers everywhere and family members leaving to go to Iraq. It’s probably what started my reverence of the armed forces and why I ultimately became a history major in college.
This post was edited on 8/9/20 at 9:58 am
Posted on 8/9/20 at 9:59 am to HempHead
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Damn, the OT has a lot more old fricks than I thought.
Boomers are back baby!
Posted on 8/9/20 at 9:59 am to Mr. Curious
Cuban Missile Crisis. We were afraid they were going to blow up oil tanks near New York in our town.
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:00 am to CatsGoneWild
The iranian hostage crises rescue attempt. I remember the news interruption on the images of crashed helicopters
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:00 am to CatsGoneWild
9/11 happened during 2nd grade. That definitely eclipses any other news event I could partially remember.
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:01 am to CatsGoneWild
The bomb at the 96 olympics in ATL. Although I have some vague memories of Middle East military actions.
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:02 am to CatsGoneWild
Not a breaking news story but for some reason I remember a news special about about the 35th anniversary of D-Day. We we’re having a garage sale that day and my mom was selling a black and white, probably 13” or so, TV. She plugged it in and connected the antenna and had it on during the sale to show it was working and that was the show on. It was the first time I learned about WW2 or probably any American history for that matter outside of the Pilgrims. That’s always stuck with me.
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:02 am to HempHead
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Damn, the OT has a lot more old fricks than I thought
The 9/11 answers makes me feel like an old frick.
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:04 am to TFS4E
Gas shortages in the 70's. I was 5 or 6 and remember being pissed because we couldnt go visit my grandparents that summer.
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:06 am to fallguy_1978
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The 9/11 answers makes me feel like an old frick.
My first memories are of the Gulf war, like I said, but the first real shite that I vividly remember was the Clinton impeachment, and 9/11. I didn't exactly spend my childhood days parked in front of the TV watching news.
I can now frick someone born after 9/11
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:06 am to Tigris
Yep. JFK in black and white at a friend's house.
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:09 am to HempHead
I had already graduated from LSU, moved out of state (to NYC actually) and moved back before 9/11 happened.
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:10 am to fallguy_1978
It could have been you!
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:13 am to CatsGoneWild
Apollo 14 or15 - 1971
Munich Olympics terrorists - 1972
Howard Johnson sniper - Dec 72 - Jan 73
Munich Olympics terrorists - 1972
Howard Johnson sniper - Dec 72 - Jan 73
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:14 am to TFS4E
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The bomb at the 96 olympics in ATL
Yep. I change my answer to this. Can’t believe I didn’t think about it earlier, just watched Richard Jewell last night too
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:18 am to fallguy_1978
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The 9/11 answers makes me feel like an old frick.
Lol. I guess that's how I felt when my 13 year old niece said she had never heard of Hurricane Katrina.
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:19 am to CatsGoneWild
I vaguely remember something about the Kennedy assassination on TV, which happened when I was 2 years, 8 months, was probably later than when it actually happened but it was all over TV.
I also remember seeing a home run in the 1967 World Series that my dad was watching because it went over the Green Monster.
I could not remember paying any attention to anything between those 2 events, which is odd because a lot was going on.
I also remember seeing a home run in the 1967 World Series that my dad was watching because it went over the Green Monster.
I could not remember paying any attention to anything between those 2 events, which is odd because a lot was going on.
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:25 am to QJenk
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Lol. I guess that's how I felt when my 13 year old niece said she had never heard of Hurricane Katrina.
I have a daughter that age.
I remember when aids was first becoming a big story in the early 80s and being sufficiently terrified having sex with an unwrapped peen as a teenager
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