re: What is the oldest news story you can remember watching as a kid

National is the moon landing.

Local is the Howard Johnson sniper.

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Sputnik, the Russian satellite passed over the USA in 1958. It killed a poor dog who was aboard.

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That dog died??

Family Guy lied to me!

The fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Reagan winning for the first time

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I remember the hostage crisis leading up to that, too, but that's probably my earliest. They put a big ribbon around the Superdome.

I asked my dad, "people really didn't vote for President Carter?" and he was like, "President Carter isn't very good at his job."

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Your Sig pic is perfection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Probably the 1992 Presidential Election. I was five years old at the time. I remember my dad telling me he was voting for Clinton and so I voted for him too in our school's mock election. Incidentally, that was the first and last time dad ever voted for a Democrat in a presidential election.

Howard Johnson's Shooter.

The George Prince ferry disaster.

I remember watching the names of the dead scrolling on Channel 4 (IIRC), looking for may Dad's name, knowing that he often took that ferry to work. My Mom knew he was OK, but had not told me, because she didn't realize I was watching the news.

I am pretty sure he has had it up for awhile. Do you finally have your bifocals on today?