It is always interesting to hear what people were doing, or where they were when big news items happened, therefore, I'd like to hear where you were when (for those who are old enough!):
1. JFK's Assassanation (Nov. 1963)
2. Man Lands On Moon (July 1969)
3. The Space Shuttle Challenger Accident (Jan. 1986)
4. The Berlin Wall Comes Down (Nov. 1989)
Just where you were, time of day, phoning someone, etc., as briefly as possible.
2006-06-08 12:50:26 · 11 answers · asked by GeorgieGirl 4 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
1.JFK: I was at home when I heard someone outside shout "The President's been shot". I turned on the TV and watched as Walter Cronkite sat in front of a camera talking about the shooting. And tghen he said that it was now confirmed that President John F. Kennedy had died in the hospital in Dallas as a relsult of the shooting. He paused for a moment as he spoke, obviously overcome like news journalists are not supposed to be. He appeared to be fighting back tears as he continued with the announcement. It was very emotional.
Moon Landing: I was driving my car and tuned on the radio when I lheard a rebroadcast of the words spoken by Neil Armstrong that was something like: One small step by man and one giant step for humanity. Again, very emotional although I was alone at the time. Incredible, I thought. Incredible.
Space Shuttle: Again at home watching TV as it approached the earth's atmosphere. It was clear to all of the broadcasters that everyone could be lost upon reentry if the ship re-entered the atmosphere at too high a velocity. It entered safely landed in the Ocean and was very quickly retrieved by ships ready to retrieve it. Another emotional day.
The Challanger: I was at home ready to leave to go to work but I wanted to stay just a minute longer to see the lift off. The lift off itself as it left the pad as exciting me but then, quite suddenly, in front of me, a huge puffof smoke, a splintering and breaking away of parts of the ship occcurred. The announcer become distressed. I was distressed. I did not want to believe what I just saw. But it was true. The ship exploded. I sat down and could not leave for an hour. Very emotional explerience.
Berlin Wall: When it came down I watched it on TV in my living room. I could not believe it because no one ever thought it could happen. But it did not become emotional until I visited Berlin shortly after the wall began to come down. Then it was emotional. People with hammers and chisels were chopping away at a symbol that I thought would last forever in my lifetime. I joined them and brought home about 45 pounds of the wall. I walked across the East German border into East Germany and saw the devastated part of the city myself. This was truely an emotional day.
2006-06-08 13:49:13 · answer #1 · answered by Madison 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
l. I was in the sixth grade and the class was interrupted by the loud speaker and the principle told us the school was closing. We saw the flag go to half mast and then it was announced that the president had died. 2. I was in science class senior year and watched the landing on the T.V. 3. I was in the hospital having a baby and watched the accident on the T.V. 4. I was doing laundry and the soaps were interrupted and we watched the wall come down on T.V.
2006-06-08 19:58:24 · answer #2 · answered by goodbye 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. In the 1st Grade at School.
2. I was cooking my dinner all by myself, I was almost 12 yrs. old
3. I had just went home for lunch and after seeing it happen I just could not go back to work.
4. I saw it on TV.
2006-06-08 20:23:34 · answer #3 · answered by Annie Mae 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. In my Grade 4 class. (In Canada) The principal came on the PA system, and in tears, announced what had happened. He then sent us all home. My best friend and I walked home with our arms around each others shoulders, crying.
2. On a choir trip to Montreal, Canada. We all watched it on the black and white TV in the cafeteria of the college dorms where we were staying.
3. Home sick (from my teaching job) watching TV from the couch.
4. Watching it at home with my German/Dutch husband.
2006-06-08 21:13:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anurri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When JFK was assassinated I was at school, in my 6th grade classroom. Mother Superior announced it over the loud speaker. We were all in shock. I remember being very scared. We all started praying
2006-06-08 19:58:13 · answer #5 · answered by Izzy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. 9th grade Geography class
2. I had just returned from a date
3.In Hawaii with my husband,who was an aerospace engineer
4.Watching it on t.v. A friend of mine was there and she gave me a piece of the Wall.
2006-06-08 21:26:30 · answer #6 · answered by I am Sunshine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not born yet
probably beating on my twin brother with a tonka truck
picking up the cake for my sons 3rd birthday that day.
probably in a bad relationship somewhere along the way. i cant remember.
2006-06-08 20:02:47 · answer #7 · answered by kristeena911 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the 1st 2 not born the 3rd I was in class at school 7th grade and the 4th i was with my boyfriend
2006-06-08 20:16:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. in grammer school.
2. home watching it on tv...went to ticker tape parade when they returned
3. getting dressed for work
4. home watching it on news
2006-06-08 19:55:52 · answer #9 · answered by jean i 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. not born yet
2. not born yet
3. maybe trying to kill my 1-year-old brother
4. probably at the kindergarden
2006-06-08 19:54:56 · answer #10 · answered by ma_isa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋