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What part of non-sports history did you witness (in-person)?
Posted on 7/21/21 at 12:40 am
Posted on 7/21/21 at 12:40 am
I once had a 101 year old patient who said she was married to a sailor and she was expecting for the first time. She said they were stationed in Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor was attacked and her husband was killed. She said the stress caused her to miscarry. Losing her husband and child sounded horrific, but I guess enough time had passed that she could casually talk about it.
But it made me think,”I was taught history…but this woman lived it!”
About the only (minor) history I can recall I witnessed/lived through was:
-The French Quarter Cabildo Fire (was one of the first 911 calls)
-Stuck working at a hospital for 21 days straight during Katrina
-One of 2 million people who showed up for the largest NOLA parade (Saints Super Bowl Parade)
That’s about all I can think of. What part of history did you witness in person?
But it made me think,”I was taught history…but this woman lived it!”
About the only (minor) history I can recall I witnessed/lived through was:
-The French Quarter Cabildo Fire (was one of the first 911 calls)
-Stuck working at a hospital for 21 days straight during Katrina
-One of 2 million people who showed up for the largest NOLA parade (Saints Super Bowl Parade)
That’s about all I can think of. What part of history did you witness in person?
This post was edited on 7/21/21 at 7:28 am
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Posted on 7/21/21 at 12:47 am to LSUFreek
The pool board thread, I was there man
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:36 am to LSUFreek
I waited with my parents in line to vote when Mandela became president in 1994.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:40 am to LSUFreek
I watched the guy call his dad and become the first person to win who wants to be a millionaire.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:48 am to The Boat
On tv? Or live in the WWTBAM studio?
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:53 am to LSUFreek
went through katrina, but wasn't necessarily severely affected by it
This post was edited on 7/21/21 at 1:56 am
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:54 am to LSUFreek
On TV 
That show was HUGE when Regis hosted it.
There’s probably some people on this board who had Space Shuttle Columbia wreckage in their yard.
That show was HUGE when Regis hosted it.
There’s probably some people on this board who had Space Shuttle Columbia wreckage in their yard.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:57 am to LSUFreek
quote:
What part of non-sports history did you witness?
quote:
-One of 2 million people who showed up for the largest NOLA parade (Saints Super Bowl Parade)
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:59 am to HoboDickCheese
quote:I got to be the first post!
The pool board thread, I was there man
Posted on 7/21/21 at 6:30 am to LSUFreek
Lived through Katrina, as most of us did. I was also in town (Bogalusa) when the Gaylord chemical plant had a rail car explode. People still getting paid from that lawsuit.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 6:42 am to LSUFreek
I witnessed the rise of a Totalitarian State inside the US:
Posted on 7/21/21 at 6:43 am to LSUFreek
September 1987, saw Pope John Paul II when he visited New Orleans. Didn't get to attend mass, which I regret.
February 1st 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia breaking apart on reentry.
Watched on live tv as both WTC towers fell and our world change forever.
May 2013 Got to listen to the 14th Dalai Lama lecture at the Lake Front. (Maybe not "historical" but for me it was.
February 1st 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia breaking apart on reentry.
Watched on live tv as both WTC towers fell and our world change forever.
May 2013 Got to listen to the 14th Dalai Lama lecture at the Lake Front. (Maybe not "historical" but for me it was.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 6:49 am to Snipe
saw one of the towers fall in NYC
saw Gal Gadot in lingerie on a film set
All i got
saw Gal Gadot in lingerie on a film set
All i got
Posted on 7/21/21 at 7:13 am to LSUFreek
Kennedy assassination, Viet Nam war, First man on the moon.
I'm old ok.
I'm old ok.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 7:16 am to LSUFreek
The 2016 flood. Katrina.
This post was edited on 7/21/21 at 11:17 am
Posted on 7/21/21 at 7:18 am to HoboDickCheese
quote:
The pool board thread, I was there man
The stuff of lore. Clearly a top five in OT history.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 7:19 am to LSUFreek
Watched the 2nd plane hit the twin towers live on TV. Challenger explosion also at school.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 7:25 am to WestCoastAg
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I got to be the first post!
Did you know then that you were going to be part of OT history?
This post was edited on 7/21/21 at 7:40 am
Posted on 7/21/21 at 7:26 am to double d
I was actually kind of looking for listings/anecdotes of an in-person witness to historical-ish moments, not just live tv historical moments.
I'm 52 and I've seen a lot of live broadcasted moments in that time, but I wasn't "there" when 99.9% of them happened.
I'm 52 and I've seen a lot of live broadcasted moments in that time, but I wasn't "there" when 99.9% of them happened.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 7:31 am to TheWalrus
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I waited with my parents in line to vote when Mandela became president in 1994.
What's it like voting for a terrorist?
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