Casper Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 Shamelessly stolen from @Cdubyah's wife on Facebook: What is the first BIG news story you were aware of as a kid? For me it was the Challenger explosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 (edited) Wow. Now, I feel really old. The earliest news stories I remember are all from the mid- to late-50s and early 60s. I remember my Dad and Mom being shocked at the Rosa Parks arrest (over refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white person) and having long conversations about discrimination, segregation and the resulting bus boycott in Montgomery AL...but they were both Canadian so maybe not so surprising. I remember the desegregation of the public schools in Little Rock, AR, and the National Guard escorting the little bIack girls into the building. I remember reading about the push into supersonic flight by the X-2 program. I remember Gary Powers being shot down and captured by the Soviets. I remember both my parents discussing the political ramifications of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, and their fears about a nuclear war between the US and the Soviets during the blockade of Cuba in the early 60s. They were so concerned about what might happen, they seriously considered leaving the US and going back to their families in Vancouver, British Columbia. Edited July 21, 2017 by Bubba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSerfozo Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 I remember watching John Glenn's space mission on TV with my dad. Yeah, his 1st time in space. TV only had 3 channels then and they ALL showed the blast off and splashdown live. And I remember coming home from school in 2nd grade and mom told me President Kennedy had been shot. Guess I'm old, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 (edited) Mine would probably be the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan. Just remember my mom crying and asking the TV why do people keep wanting to kill the President and dad telling us at the dinner table about all the evil people in the world. I would have been about 6. Edited July 21, 2017 by 2talltim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motocat12 Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 TWA Flight 847 hijacking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue-yamaR6s Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 As a kid you don't normally pay attention to news, but for me it was Space Shuttle Challenger that I remember most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vf1000ride Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 I watched the Challenger accident live on TV when in grade school. They had TV's in all the classrooms due to a teacher going up on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmh_sprint Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 Most likely the Iranian hostage crisis. I was probably aware of the end of. Vietnam but don't recall with my age riddled brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 OJ's chase and trial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblosser Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 The moon landing. WOSU-tv (Columbus' PBS station) interviewed some of us in kindergarten about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictly Street Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 moon, jfk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 10 hours ago, cmh_sprint said: Most likely the Iranian hostage crisis. These shirts and buttons became popular during that time 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 That one day @Casper didn't break anything. #FakeNews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 I remember when Lincoln was shot. Fucking Booth:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 Bubba has my list. I go back in time too. One stood out, the news as a kid was constant about fall out shelters and how to "duck and cover". Probably why my generation believes in survival tactics. But the shocker was the Cuban missile crisis, Bay of Pigs and U.S. naval blockade of Cuba. Not everyone realizes just how serious that was. It was the brink of war. As a kid I watched a constant flow of aircraft moving South, rail lines full of armor and artillery, and roads full of tactical convoys. It started with all the B-47s deploying South from Rickenbacker AFB immediately. I watched them go. It never ended, till the situation calmed down. Other than that, the JFK assassination, the invasions of Eastern European nations by the Soviet Union, and the First Man on the Moon. Stepping on the Moon really was an "all of Mankind" thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmh_sprint Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 51 minutes ago, ReconRat said: Bubba has my list. I go back in time too. One stood out, the news as a kid was constant about fall out shelters and how to "duck and cover". Probably why my generation believes in survival tactics. But the shocker was the Cuban missile crisis, Bay of Pigs and U.S. naval blockade of Cuba. Not everyone realizes just how serious that was. It was the brink of war. As a kid I watched a constant flow of aircraft moving South, rail lines full of armor and artillery, and roads full of tactical convoys. It started with all the B-47s deploying South from Rickenbacker AFB immediately. I watched them go. It never ended, till the situation calmed down. Other than that, the JFK assassination, the invasions of Eastern European nations by the Soviet Union, and the First Man on the Moon. Stepping on the Moon really was an "all of Mankind" thing. My wife's uncle was on the heavy cruiser Newport News that was a part of the blockade. The stories that he has told us about whole event are amazing and terrifying. The movie Thirteen Days is about the Cuban missile crisis and is one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 9/11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 22 hours ago, vf1000ride said: I watched the Challenger accident live on TV when in grade school. They had TV's in all the classrooms due to a teacher going up on it. Our school did the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx3vfr Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 On 7/21/2017 at 10:02 PM, Bad324 said: OJ's chase and trial This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiro Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) On 7/21/2017 at 4:43 PM, Casper said: For me it was the Challenger explosion. That's the first that came to mind. Unlikely to be the actual first though. Edited July 23, 2017 by hiro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiro Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 On 7/21/2017 at 6:02 PM, 2talltim said: Mine would probably be the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan. Just remember my mom crying and asking the TV why do people keep wanting to kill the President and dad telling us at the dinner table about all the evil people in the world. I would have been about 6. OK, I remember that now. New oldest compared to the Challenger explosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiro Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 16 hours ago, Tpoppa said: I remember when Lincoln was shot. Fucking Booth:( Booth is in my wife's family tree. I need something special for my tree, so don't mess with me and go to a theatre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motocat12 Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 5 hours ago, hiro said: Booth is in my wife's family tree. I need something special for my tree, so don't mess with me and go to a theatre. How many pages was the thread for you to pick a wife? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinNck1 Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 I don't have that great of a memory, but I would say 9/11. I was in 5th grade and I remember watching it at school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaCinci Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 On 7/21/2017 at 6:02 PM, 2talltim said: Mine would probably be the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan. Just remember my mom crying and asking the TV why do people keep wanting to kill the President and dad telling us at the dinner table about all the evil people in the world. I would have been about 6. This...I just remember it being a big deal but not exactly where I was when I heard it. The next would be the Challenger disaster. I was getting off the school bus and the bus driver told us which was a weird way to find out. I ran in the house and watched the coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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