“I remember going outside and pretending to hunt the stingray that killed him.”
For me, it would be the case of Madeleine McCann in 2007.
So, whenu/Valentine-Venomasked “what is the first major news story you remember as a kid?”
I decided to round up some of the most upvoted answers:
1.
My dad let me stay home from school to watch it.
“The Tylenol murders in 1982.
Its so weird how you remember certain details.”
“The death ofPrincess Diana.
I was nine at the time.”
4.“9/11.”
“Steve Irwin’s death.”
“OJ SimpsonBronco chase.”
“The Oklahoma City bombing.
I grew up in Tulsa and I was in second grade when it happened.
8.“Columbine.
I’d never seen anything like it.”
“The fall of the Berlin wall.”
“The coronation of Elizabeth II.”
“Obama winning the election.
I remember my aunt being very excited about it.”
“The resignation of President Nixon.”
“Skylab falling back to Earth.”
“The 2004 tsunami that hit Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand on the 26th of December.
“Michael Jackson’s death.”
“Baby Jessica falling down the well.”
“Hurricane Katrina.”
H/T tou/Valentine-Venomand AskReddit for having this discussion!
Note: All submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
