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In reply to the discussion: What is first major news event you recall as child? [View all]Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)5. JFK death.
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Me too. I was too little to really understand but my Mom was glued to tv and crying.
hlthe2b
May 2021
#22
this, for me too. they immediately sent us home from school. I understood that it was big news.
IcyPeas
May 2021
#80
It left an impression on my too. A few years later I told my mom I would have a little boy
Dream Girl
May 2021
#64
Nixon's resignation. I remember my parents and their friends talking about it.
East-A-Squared
May 2021
#9
I was in high school, & it was terrifying. O'ahu has many military bases, & my friends' dads...
Hekate
May 2021
#71
I had a bad experience with that. Didn't get the full story until around 6 pm the next day.
LeftInTX
May 2021
#110
I was worried about Caroline and John too..(Mostly Caroline cuz John was my brother's age)
LeftInTX
May 2021
#124
Not necessairliy "Major", but my first awareness of Eisenhower was when he gave a press
Fla Dem
May 2021
#66
WWII. Before I was born, but it shaped my family and affected me for decades.
Midnight Writer
May 2021
#69
big one!! it's interesting that the next Nasa disaster was big, but was't as big as challenger
Demovictory9
May 2021
#83
Looking back at other posts, I realized I should have said Polio Vaccine
yellowdogintexas
May 2021
#120