Community Chat

[Marp]

When/what did you first become aware that you were witnessing/living history?

For me it was the launch of Sputnik I in 1957. 

[MyGirlsMom]

I think the one that stands out in my mind the most was, 9/11.

[cherry]

The day Kennedy was shot.  I was too young to give  sputnick much notice

[Greeneyedlady21]

First was probably the Challenger explosion. Most powerful for me was 9/11.

[Mj12]

Challenger was the first, I was home sick from school watching tv. 

[Kindaglitzy]

I was in grade school when Kennedy was shot, did not totally sink in until later. For me it was probably first landing on the moon, believe that was 1969.

[Perkup]

There was no "watching" then except at the Saturday morning movie news reels, but the first thing I remember is listening to the radio when they announced the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor, as well as Roosevelt's speech. "A day of Infamy".  I had to look up the word.  

At that time our school life was interrupted by an influx of new children (kids with military Dads), who moved into our area and caused us to have to add additional class rooms.  I was put into a room with the top 10 second graders and the lower ten third graders.  Very confusing for us and the teacher.  As a result of hearing both classes being taught, I had to skip third grade and go from 2nd to 4th, thus finishing high school at a pretty young age of not quite 15.

[Marienkaefer2]

I think I became cognizant of that when the Berlin Wall came down.

It was only two years after I had moved back to the US from Germany. 

I was in graduate school at the time.

I remember being in awe of it, because I had lived in "West Berlin," I had no real inkling that this could happen in my lifetime, or at least in my younger years.

It was quite amazing. 

[Nancy Drew]

Living in the Phillipines during the Marcos revolution. Getting food delivered via helicopter as we were on lockdown.

[suzyQ3]

Definitely the JFK assassination.

More recently, the election of our current president.