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Tue May-03-11 12:40 AM
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| 62. Wow you must be young... |
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The Fall of Saigon
Jon Bonham
John Lennon
MLK Jr.
RFK
Assassination attempts on US Presidents
One Small Step for a Man
Mars Expeditions
Achille Lauro
1972 Olympic Terror
The above is certainly not in order by importance, but I could go on and on.
Bin Hidin's death? Man that's way low on my list of important events during my lifetime.
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| -Where does Bin Laden's death place in historic events in your lifetime? |
Renew Deal |
May-02-11 10:47 PM |
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My lifetime, alas, extends a lot further back |
frazzled |
May-02-11 10:52 PM |
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I wasn't around for that and Vietnam |
Renew Deal |
May-02-11 10:55 PM |
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June 6, 1968 |
Art_from_Ark |
May-03-11 07:22 AM |
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More people will remember where they were when they heard Princess Diana died |
leftstreet |
May-02-11 10:54 PM |
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I remember where I was. |
Renew Deal |
May-02-11 10:56 PM |
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I remember where I was for all of them |
texastoast |
May-02-11 11:02 PM |
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I got a call last night saying I need to turn on the TV because Obama was going to speak |
Renew Deal |
May-02-11 11:18 PM |
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I woke my husband up to tell him something was going on |
csziggy |
May-02-11 11:55 PM |
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JFK, MLK, RFK, John Lennon, 9/11, Obama wins, Osama loses. (eom) |
NYC_SKP |
May-02-11 10:57 PM |
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No Berlin wall? |
Renew Deal |
May-02-11 10:59 PM |
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I was somehow less connected to world events during those years... |
NYC_SKP |
May-02-11 11:08 PM |
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the moon landing |
oldhippydude |
May-02-11 11:52 PM |
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I don't think it makes my top 20 list |
Duer 157099 |
May-02-11 10:59 PM |
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My last hangover. |
cliffordu |
May-02-11 11:00 PM |
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TMI. nt |
Capitalocracy |
May-03-11 03:14 AM |
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not sure about your 7 but i would put 4,5, and 6 before Bin Laden's death |
JI7 |
May-02-11 11:01 PM |
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Maybe 4 and 5, but not 6. |
Renew Deal |
May-02-11 11:14 PM |
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i think it might take a while to see also |
JI7 |
May-02-11 11:47 PM |
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My list |
nevergiveup |
May-02-11 11:03 PM |
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MOON LANDING |
1620rock |
May-02-11 11:05 PM |
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How could I forget that! I was thinking of bad events, I guess. n/t |
csziggy |
May-02-11 11:53 PM |
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the older you are , the longer the list |
SoCalDem |
May-02-11 11:13 PM |
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You were alive when the Panama Canal was built? |
Renew Deal |
May-02-11 11:16 PM |
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we were stationed at Albrook AFB.. a few miles away from the canal |
SoCalDem |
May-02-11 11:22 PM |
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I didn't know the canal was a target. |
Renew Deal |
May-02-11 11:23 PM |
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an ICBM could have done the trick, but lucky for us all they never did |
SoCalDem |
May-02-11 11:45 PM |
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barely rates a mention at the very end, if that nt |
msongs |
May-02-11 11:18 PM |
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Are you over 150 years old? |
Renew Deal |
May-02-11 11:20 PM |
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I agree. |
Luminous Animal |
May-02-11 11:41 PM |
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Mine are the defeat of Nazi Germany and the surrender of Japan. |
demosincebirth |
May-02-11 11:22 PM |
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Those are pretty freaking significant. |
Renew Deal |
May-02-11 11:24 PM |
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These lists are complicated. Four events are on mine |
Stinky The Clown |
May-02-11 11:25 PM |
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It's pretty big |
whatchamacallit |
May-02-11 11:26 PM |
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John Lennon's death. It suprised me a great deal the wide range of people who loved and deeply |
bettyellen |
May-02-11 11:27 PM |
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Was the attempt on Reagan as depressing as the assasinations of JFK, RFK, MLK, Lennon? |
Renew Deal |
May-02-11 11:41 PM |
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No, because he survived and they played down the seriousness |
csziggy |
May-03-11 12:03 AM |
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the Reagan shooting was a scary blip, not nearly as bad as Lennon. John touched people I think |
bettyellen |
May-03-11 06:51 AM |
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Civil Rights Movement, Cuban Missle Crisis, Vietnam, for me. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
May-02-11 11:27 PM |
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You're the only to mention Vietnam. |
Renew Deal |
May-02-11 11:41 PM |
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The death of another asshole |
nadinbrzezinski |
May-02-11 11:27 PM |
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Saddam? |
Renew Deal |
May-02-11 11:39 PM |
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Sadam even less significant |
nadinbrzezinski |
May-02-11 11:41 PM |
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I didn't want to age you. |
Renew Deal |
May-02-11 11:42 PM |
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1. 2008 presidential election 2. 9/11 3. Katrina 4. Columbia Shuttle disaster |
Paradoxical |
May-02-11 11:28 PM |
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9/11 and Bin Laden must be weird for you. |
Renew Deal |
May-02-11 11:44 PM |
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9/11 is the single most influential event in my life. It has pervaded my consciousness. |
Paradoxical |
May-02-11 11:49 PM |
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The Cuban Missile Crisis was the same for me |
csziggy |
May-03-11 12:12 AM |
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My daughter is 21. Shock and Awe would be on her list. She protested |
Luminous Animal |
May-03-11 12:14 AM |
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It is a bit disturbing that most people put death high up on their list of historic events... |
Luminous Animal |
May-02-11 11:34 PM |
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Partly that is how we teach history |
nadinbrzezinski |
May-02-11 11:42 PM |
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That is why I used "The People's History" to teach my homeschooled daughter |
Luminous Animal |
May-03-11 12:00 AM |
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Wouldn't the death of your "idols" make a big impression? |
Renew Deal |
May-02-11 11:45 PM |
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Sure, the fact and how they were killed can make a big personal impression but I think |
Luminous Animal |
May-02-11 11:57 PM |
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May Day is a PUURRRFECT example |
nadinbrzezinski |
May-03-11 12:38 AM |
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We (collectively) used to know, though. It really is sad that that knowledge has all |
Luminous Animal |
May-03-11 12:42 AM |
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It doesn't make the top 100 |
Truth2Tell |
May-02-11 11:47 PM |
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Not even comparable to the Arab Spring or Wikileaks, and those are still happening. |
JackRiddler |
May-02-11 11:47 PM |
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I definitely could add Wikileaks to my list. I don't think the Arab Spring |
Luminous Animal |
May-03-11 12:02 AM |
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The Egyptian revolution alone is arguably the biggest thing to happen since the Soviets fell. |
JackRiddler |
May-03-11 07:23 AM |
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Lets just look at the last 10 years... |
JackRiddler |
May-03-11 08:44 AM |
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Meh. |
Lucian |
May-02-11 11:52 PM |
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Bin Laden - pffffft. Not in my top ten list of historic events |
csziggy |
May-02-11 11:52 PM |
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I'm 57 and would put it midway in the top 20 events of my lifetime though I'm sure I'm forgetting .. |
Rowdyboy |
May-03-11 12:01 AM |
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It doesn't seem v. impt. to me. |
snot |
May-03-11 12:10 AM |
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I have to include JFK's assination in that |
MiniMe |
May-03-11 12:11 AM |
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Sorry, not in my top 10. |
LibDemAlways |
May-03-11 12:33 AM |
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Would've preferred to bring him in alive; however, |
pfitz59 |
May-03-11 12:39 AM |
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Wow you must be young... |
cherokeeprogressive |
May-03-11 12:40 AM |
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All I know is that my list is topped by the cancellation of 'The Facts of Life' |
Adenoid_Hynkel |
May-03-11 12:46 AM |
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It's a Pyrrhic victory at best |
alarimer |
May-03-11 12:50 AM |
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Here are mine |
Moral_Imagination |
May-03-11 02:07 AM |
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Huh, you place "Bin Laden killed" over "Soviet Union collapses"? |
howard112211 |
May-03-11 02:41 AM |
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Illustrates the farcical nature of the pretend-Cold War (GWOT) compared to the real one... |
JackRiddler |
May-03-11 07:24 AM |
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The extinction of the dinosaurs hit me pretty hard... n/t |
pipi_k |
May-03-11 03:12 AM |
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May-03-11 06:54 AM |
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taking out the trash, OBL killed. |
Kip Humphrey |
May-03-11 06:54 AM |
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I just don't see his death having that much importance in the grand scheme of things. |
marmar |
May-03-11 06:55 AM |
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I don't know. |
mmonk |
May-03-11 06:59 AM |
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Mine |
sarge43 |
May-03-11 07:01 AM |
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In my life, on a national/international level |
Art_from_Ark |
May-03-11 07:14 AM |
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Not even the top 50. |
hobbit709 |
May-03-11 07:16 AM |
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1. 9/11 2. Obama elected 3. Fall of USSR 4. Berlin Wall 5. 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake/tsunami |
jpljr77 |
May-03-11 07:44 AM |
#81 |
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