2006-09-15 10:53:50 · 13 answers · asked by Rockvillerich 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
When the Russians launched the very first satellite called Sputnik. It was a big deal. I remember being able to see it at night, and a lot of people were scared.
2006-09-15 18:51:51 · update #1
Thanks everybody, these are all good, only I'm tossed up over which, so lets put it to a vote.
2006-09-18 08:31:34 · update #2
The Apollo 11 moon landing.It started me on a life long interest in science,astronomy and science fiction.
2006-09-15 12:20:42 · answer #1 · answered by timelord1962 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The earliest world news event that I remember was the birth of "Shamu," the first killer whale born in captivity in 1985 (when I was 5). The next year when I was 6 was the year of the Challenger disaster, and one of my high school teachers was among the finalists for the teachers in space program, but was not selected to go on that fateful flight. I was thankful to have had her, because she was a great teacher. So in high school again we always had a remembrance each year for the Challenger crew because she had been so close to becoming one of them.
2006-09-15 11:02:43 · answer #2 · answered by JenV 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first World News event I can remember is when President Kennedy was assassinated. It really scared me as a child.
2006-09-15 10:57:21 · answer #3 · answered by Janet lw 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was really little, but I remember the talks going on between Reagan and Gorbechev in the 80's. I was scared to death that there would be a war and I'd die!
2006-09-15 10:57:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
of course, I keep in mind different events in historic past, President Reagan and different issues....yet nevertheless the main mememorable that i won't have the ability to miss... the Challenger explosion and that i'm (i'm various years shy of 30) nevertheless unhappy when I keep in mind the crying and loud wailing of the instructor's at my college by using there being a non-astronaut instructor "Christa" (Sharon Christa Corrigan) McAuliffe being onboard. college substitute into so unhappy whilst the information hit in our extremely rural Kentucky city. It substitute right into an afternoon I by no potential forgot.
2016-10-01 00:10:16 · answer #5 · answered by mauzon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The McCarthy hearings. I can remember my mom watching them all day when I was a very small child. I hated it being on TV all day because I wanted to see Howdy Doody and Hopalong Cassidy.
2006-09-15 10:58:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I remember seeing the Vietnam war on the news. I used to get so upset when they would show the injured soldiers.
2006-09-15 10:57:42 · answer #7 · answered by mom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Challenger exploding. I was 4.
2006-09-15 10:59:48 · answer #8 · answered by jillkmilk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ivan Lendl losing at Wimbledon!!!
2006-09-15 10:55:25 · answer #9 · answered by novembr 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ronald Reagan getting shot. I'm 31 now, don't know how old I was then.
2006-09-15 10:56:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋