Fifty Years Ago Today

[Jacob]

The first one, only a couple of weeks earlier, is the Oka Crisis.

Oh yeah, the Oka crisis is up there for me to, as is the Quebec referendum.

[Josquius]

Figure of speech. He didn't know how to use a microwave yet -he was a kid.


I'm not sure what the oldest event I remember is. Maybe the Russian coup. I was staying at my friend's house and even that age he had a TV in his room.
He had told me about a hilarious show called eurotrash which I was looking forward to watching.
Instead we had that all over the news.

[Valmy]

Maybe the Russian coup.

Which one? 1991 or 1993?

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Maybe the Russian coup.

Which one? 1991 or 1993?

1917 :p

[The Brain]

I remember the nuclear power referendum campaign in 1979-80. Earliest specific day event is probably Whiskey On The Rocks in 1981.

[Maladict]

Euro '88

[Darth Wagtaros]

I remember Punky Brewster tackling the Challenger explosion. 

I remember the Wall coming down. 

I remember New Coke. 

[Savonarola]

My first memory of a news event is Elvis Presley dying.   I was five at the time, and it's a strange thing for me to remember as my parents aren't fans of Elvis.

The first major world event I remember was the US-Iran hostage crisis.  I was seven when it began and eight when it was resolved.

[mongers]

My first memory of a news event is Elvis Presley dying.   I was five at the time, and it's a strange thing for me to remember as my parents aren't fans of Elvis.

The first major world event I remember was the US-Iran hostage crisis.  I was seven when it began and eight when it was resolved.

Yes I well remember that, especially as at the time we were studying middle east politics at 6th form college.

And one specifically British experience, I remember bumping into my history teacher in the corridor as I was on my way to an A level 3 hour history essays exam, and my exchanging with him the news that two more of 'our' ships had been hit and on fire or already sunk.

Stuck with me as our class was going to be write about history, whilst significant history were happening to our country in a way that hadn't happened since WW2.

[Valmy]

I remember Punky Brewster tackling the Challenger explosion. 

I remember the Wall coming down. 

I remember New Coke. 

Ok I definitely remember New Coke and the Challenger exploding. The latter was especially surreal as we had gotten all these hype videos in school since there was a school teacher on board.

And come to think of it I remember being in Kindergarten and having the Falkland War explained to me.

[Tonitrus]

I remember running home from school to the catch the afternoon news about the historic events in Vietnam.

What other comparable news events do you remember in a big way?

Or indeed 'smaller' events happening that have stuck with you?

Best dramatic depiction of the events is definitely from the opening scenes of the Chuck Norris classic, "Braddock Missing In Action III". 

[grumbler]

You are not fooling anyone.  We know it was the battle of Salamis for you.

I was too busy rowing to take in much of that battle.

[Josquius]

Maybe the Russian coup.

Which one? 1991 or 1993?

Checking up the show I wanted to watch only started in 93.

So that's the first big historic event.
I can certainly remember sports in 92 though.

[Jacob]

You are not fooling anyone.  We know it was the battle of Salamis for you.

I was too busy rowing to take in much of that battle.

 

[Tonitrus]

You are not fooling anyone.  We know it was the battle of Salamis for you.

I was too busy rowing to take in much of that battle.

I would have figured that, at the very least, you'd have been on the drums.