What history have you seen in the makeing???

by karter 120 Replies latest jw friends

  • karter
    karter

    I saw:

    Neil Armstrong say those famous words...This is one small step for a man..........

    Muhammad Ali win and loose the world title 3 times.

    The 1st women prime minster of the UK.

  • TheUbermensch
    TheUbermensch

    9/11.

    That's about it in comparison to Neil Armstrong walking on the moon.

    My grandpa watched the opening of Disneyland on television.

    My Oma went to Disneyland the first week it was open ^__^

    I was a block away from the Gifford shooting. Heard the shots.

  • NewChapter
    NewChapter

    Watergate, (I was little, but remember it was always on TV), Iran hostages, oil crisis in the 70's, first female justice, first black justice, first latino justice, the Wall in Berlin coming down, The Soviet Union opening up, Jonestown, The space shuttles,

    Just too much to add. Lot's of things.

    NC

  • talesin
    talesin

    JOhnny, assasinnated ,, pretty sad day, and it's coming up ... :(

    lots of other stuff, but in a long-lasting way, that affected me ..

    tal

  • talesin
    talesin

    Vietnam,,, the Kent State killings, Bobby & MLK, and Malcolm ...

    Che ...

    freedom movements played a large part of my youth .. maybe that 'explains it'...

    ahahaha... :))

    tal

  • N.drew
    N.drew

    The most obvious one because it is in front of everyone's face right now. THE INTERNET.

  • TheUbermensch
    TheUbermensch

    Have you heard of the new Stephen King book (fiction) that is about a man who travels back in time, stops the assassination and how the world would be if JFK hadn't have been assassinated, talesin? It's apparently extraordinary!

    It's called 11/22/63 (date he was assassinated).

  • cofty
    cofty

    1989 the collapse of the Soviet empire - stunning!

    The 1st women prime minster of the UK.

    Shudder!

  • talesin
    talesin

    nancy, how true!!! I was around and working in the industry as pc\s evolved, so I hear ya!

    t

  • N.drew
    N.drew

    How about gourmet cooking for the average person?

    And let's not forget take out coffee.

    And bottled water.

    Fitness centers in every town.

    The killing of John Lennon. One of the saddest things I felt and senseless.

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