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re: What’s the first major news story you remember as a child?

Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:20 am to
Posted by chinesebandit56
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:20 am to
JFK being killed, I was in the second grade.
Posted by GeauxxxTigers23
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:20 am to
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Baby Jessica
first thing that popped into my mind
Posted by Bulletproof Lover
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:21 am to
72 Olympic terrorists killed the Israeli athletes.
Posted by blueboy
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:24 am to
The first thing I remember seeing ton TV was 1976 bicentennial stuff and then Jimmy Carter beating Ford in the same year.
Posted by Bankshot
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:25 am to
The 1980 presidential election. I remember going with my parents to the polling place early that morning before being dropped off at kindergarten.
Posted by saturday
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:26 am to
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Baby Jessica




Same, though I may be remembering the TV movie.
Posted by Hotgin
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:29 am to
Monica Lewinsky
Posted by chryso
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:34 am to
Moon landing.
Posted by HaleyCenterTiger
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:35 am to
I remember when Sky Lab fell. I guess there was uncertainty about where pieces of it would land? I remember being worried about it falling down on us but I didn't let that stop me from joining in with all the kids playing outside that day. I was 5.

Also the Iran hostages.
Posted by GeauxGoose
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:35 am to
Magic Johnson announcing he had hiv. Not sure why that sticks out, but it does.
Posted by St Augustine
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:36 am to
Challenger exploding on my 5th birthday.
Posted by dirtsandwich
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:36 am to
Coach Bryant passing away.
Posted by MikeD
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:41 am to
Challenger or Halley’s Comet or Bo Jackson winning Heisman
Posted by tigerfan24736
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:44 am to
Obama getting elected. I was 7.
Posted by Sheep
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:45 am to
Tylenol poisoning murders

(We didn't have a TV until I was 6ish, though.)
Posted by sledgehammer
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:46 am to
Jon Benet Ramsey
Posted by JodyPlauche
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:47 am to
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I was 8 yrs old and remember this happening on Live TV.


Actually...it aired live at 10PM but it was recorded at about 9:30PM! And I remember this news story...

I think Jimmy Carter's inauguration is my 1st news story.
Posted by mytigger
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:47 am to
Pope JPII being shot
Posted by Ross
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:47 am to
probably 9/11 was the first time I ever remember seeing the news
Posted by CAD703X
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Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:48 am to
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I think Jimmy Carter's inauguration is my 1st news story.
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JodyPlauche
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