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Sunday, July 30, 2017

Today's Survey Question 7-25-17


What's the first major news story 
you remember from childhood?

40 comments:

Anonymous said...

JFK funeral. All the cartoons were cancelled on all 3 networks. At 5 that was hard to understand.

Anonymous said...

I was eight and I remember discussing the presidential election in 1951 in my school. I was an unaware kid. There was WWII and the Korean War and I cannot say I remember any news about them.

Rebel Without a Clue said...

Jim Jones!

Anonymous said...

1969 First landing on the Moon. I was 7 years old at the time.

Anonymous said...

Vietnam, JFK, MLK were the biggest in my memory.

Anonymous said...

President "Ike" being bitten by a mosquito. I was thinking....big deal.

Anonymous said...

FDR announcing. Attack on Pearl Harbor.

Anonymous said...

JFK assassinated:(

Anonymous said...

Kennedy's assignation. I was 10.

Anonymous said...

The Cuban Missile Crisis.

Anonymous said...

Eisenhower wins re-election.

Anonymous said...

JFK's death. What a horrible turn of events for America. I do remember having him as President and really liking his "...we do them because they are hard" speech. What a great leader. I was 9 when he was shot.

Anonymous said...

The Death Of Elvis Presley !

Anonymous said...

1968 Presidential Election.
Nixon Wallace & Humphrey.

Anonymous said...

JFK being killed.

Anonymous said...

Great times if you are a high paid government office or a Board of Education employee. I'll bet they aren't loosing their possessions or property!
There are many empty and abandoned homes in the county as well. Very east to spot. Grass is high and there are trees growing up the sides of some of the homes. Even my next door neighbor recently had his pickup truck and ATV repossessed.

Anonymous said...

Sunday Dec 7th listening to President on radio telling about Pearl Harbor.

Anonymous said...

Hurricane Agnes. I was 6.

Anonymous said...

The Challenger explosion

Anonymous said...

JFK killed

Anonymous said...

The attack on Pearl Harbor. I was 7 yrs. old

Anonymous said...

Release of American hostages from Iran after Reagan took over.

Anonymous said...

Hurricane Hazel, "I Like Ike", JFK assassination were my earliest

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

The assassination of JFK.....

Anonymous said...

Houston, Tranquility Bay here... the Eagle has landed. On my parents brand new COLOR TV. I was 5.

Anonymous said...

President Reagan getting shot :-(

Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
Kennedy's assignation. I was 10.

July 25, 2017 at 8:54 AM

Was that the one with Marilyn Monroe?

My earliest was the Bay of Pigs when I was 6 followed a year later by the Cuban missile crisis.

Anonymous said...

Trump getting elected.

Anonymous said...

Kennedy assination. Saw it at school and then for 3 Days when school was closed for the funeral.

Anonymous said...

the eagle has landed.

Anonymous said...

Baby Jessica being pulled up alive from being stuck in a well for days.

Anonymous said...

Plane crash 2/3/59 involving Holly, Valens, Big Bopper. Heard it on the radio riding in my uncle's Renault Dauphin with him and my Mom. I was six and still remember how upset they were.

Anonymous said...

The space shuttle Challenger exploding and as an adult the planes crashing into the World Trade Center I can remember exactly what I was doing and where I was at like it happen this afternoon on both of those days

Anonymous said...

the tank running through LA and OJ

Anonymous said...

Cuban Missile Crisis

Anonymous said...

Sputnik

Anonymous said...

The moon landing. I was almost 5.

Anonymous said...

Russia intentionally crashing the Luna rocket into the moon in 1959.That should have scared the heck out of a lot of people because it could easily have contained a nuke.A nuke strategically placed in our moon & detonated could have jarred it slightly out of orbit & wreaked havoc here on Earth.

Anonymous said...

Oj Simpson innocent verdict in school