Re: Significant History You Have Lived

Mindy D · ‎05-23-2010

@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:
Not in accurate order or a complete list:
John Glenn Orbit of Earth
Cuban Missile Crisis - I was alive but don’t remember it
The JFK assasination and funeral
The RFK assassination
The MLK assassination
Reagan shot
Chicago Democratic Convention
Richard Speck Murders
The '69 Cubs
Colored TV
Viet Nam
The Moon Landing
Watergate
John Lennon Murder
Elvis’ Death
Jamestown Massacre
Invasion of Grenada
Iran Contra
Berlin Wall
Tiananmen Square
The Chicago Bulls 3-peat
The Chicago Bears Super Bowl win
The Chicago Cub World Series win
Challenger Disaster
Columbine
Cellphones
9/11
Iraq war
Benghazi
Bin Laden
Covid restrictions and lockdowns, lost lives, etc,

@JeanLouiseFinch Hi there. Do you mean The Jonestown Massacre? I don't think anyone is alive that remembers Jamestown.

JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

@Mindy D wrote:
@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:
Not in accurate order or a complete list:
John Glenn Orbit of Earth
Cuban Missile Crisis - I was alive but don’t remember it
The JFK assasination and funeral
The RFK assassination
The MLK assassination
Reagan shot
Chicago Democratic Convention
Richard Speck Murders
The '69 Cubs
Colored TV
Viet Nam
The Moon Landing
Watergate
John Lennon Murder
Elvis’ Death
Jamestown Massacre
Invasion of Grenada
Iran Contra
Berlin Wall
Tiananmen Square
The Chicago Bulls 3-peat
The Chicago Bears Super Bowl win
The Chicago Cub World Series win
Challenger Disaster
Columbine
Cellphones
9/11
Iraq war
Benghazi
Bin Laden
Covid restrictions and lockdowns, lost lives, etc,
@JeanLouiseFinch H there. Do you mean The Jonestown Massacre? I don't think anyone is alive that remembers Jamestown.

Yes. Obviously my fingers were typing faster than my brain, I'll fix it, Thanks @Mindy D

Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

President Dwight D. Eisenhower who always wore a military uniform more times than a business suit & wify Mamie w/her funny looking bangs.

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

Marp · ‎03-09-2010

@Mz iMac wrote:
@Marp "Able and Miss Baker?"

@Mz iMac, Able and Miss Baker were the first two monkeys launched into subspace and returned safely. If you do a search on them there is a lot of information.

Able died June 1, 1959, Baker died November 29, 1984, at the age of 27 and is buried on the grounds of the United States Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Able was preserved, and is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum.

Able was a rhesus macaque; Miss Baker, was a squirrel monkey.

What is good for the goose today will also be good for the gander tomorrow.

Effie54 · ‎09-08-2010

I was watching the take off of the Challenger and saw the explosion as it happened. I was working in an office building where there was a TV in the lobby. I, along with all the others in the lobby were horrified in disbelief.

kaydee50 · ‎02-07-2011

First signifcant event I remember was the Cuban missle crisis. I was 12 and it was scary. Then the next year JFK's assassination. So many since then. 9/11 and Covid have changed the world. Not looking forward to what may lie ahead especially with AI becoming more prevalent.

hckynutjohn · ‎06-15-2015

I remember seeing the news video clips of WWII at the movie theaters. Later I remember riding a streetcar in our area, to see President Truman dedicate a Memorial Park in honor of WWII.

Too many I remember after to list, except 1 more. On 9-11-01 I remember President Bush being taken on Air Force 1, to the underground Command Headquarters at The SAC, just outside our City.

hckynut 🇺🇸

hckynut(john)

SandySparkles · ‎06-13-2010

@Carmie wrote:
I have witnessed a lot of history...some good and some bad.

I feel that the time period as of right now is history in the making. Our society is troubling. I wonder what history will make of it. It won't be good.

COVID19 was definitely history making. I hope we as humans, learned from it and all of our mistakes.

Amen!!! You took the words right out of my fingers!😁

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

kelshar · ‎01-18-2016

Challenger explosion. I was in 5th grade.

OJ Simpson car chase. I was eating dinner watching it. I delayed taking a shower to see how it ended. Then I decided to take a shower. They were still driving after I finished.

The OJ Simpson verdict. I was in my college art class. During my break, some guy on campus yelled "OJ not guilty". God I was hoping he was wrong. I was so angry.

9/11

COVID