Marty McFly gave me this idea, instead of a "bad" event, for me it's "positive" or "amazing" event.

For myself, on the local stage, it woudl be Expo '67, growing up in Montreal.

But as far as world events go, my first amazing event was July 20, 1969, Neil Armstong takes his first step on the moon. Most of the kids my age wanted to become astronauts.

Was there a greater event in the 20th century?
What the first AMAZING event you remember (and plz don't say it happened in the back seat of a car  ;)

  First amazing event.  I assume you m,ean a positive event.  Why can't I think of any... ???

  When the hostages were released..?



...my first amazing event was July 20, 1969, Neil Armstong takes his first step on the moon. Most of the kids my age wanted to become astronauts.



  And after January 28, 1986 most of the kids my age didn't... :P

 

And after January 28, 1986 most of the kids my age didn't... :P


I remember that like it was yesterday. You're right: at 10, I did want to be an astronaut. By 10 1/2, one of my dreams was gone. At the time, I thought it inconceivable that something so majestic and so well engineered could fail. Looking back at it now, it doesn't surprise me that a govt agency killed seven people and destroyed a $$$$ piece of machinery over a lousy O-ring that they knew wouldn't properly seal in cold weather.

Anyway... positive world events, well, the fall of the Berlin wall.

Ant

I remember that like it was yesterday. You're right: at 10, I did want to be an astronaut. By 10 1/2, one of my dreams was gone. At the time, I thought it inconceivable that something so majestic and so well engineered could fail. Looking back at it now, it doesn't surprise me that a govt agency killed seven people and destroyed a $$$$ piece of machinery over a lousy O-ring that they knew wouldn't properly seal in cold weather.

Anyway... positive world events, well, the fall of the Berlin wall.

Ant


    :)

  Alright,  there's one!  Nothing short of amazing, too.  The inconceivable actually happening.  Another could be the hope embodied by the Polish Solidarity labor movement.  Lech Walesa and the Polish people fought the good fight, and won.  A prelude to the slipping Soviet grip on Europe.  Another - the fall of Apartheid in South Africa.  Bishop Tutu.  Zindzi Mandela.  School teacher Krista McAulliffe .  The Tiananmen Square tank guy.  As young people growing-up in such a turbulent time it's notable that our heroes weren't Superman or Uncle Sam.  They were the tragic and oppressed of the time who fought, sometimes died and eventually rose above...

  On another note, I can't say anybody I knew ever aspired to become, when they grew-up, an astronaut, president, a senator, a congressman, a governor, a soldier, a fireman, a police officer, an ambassador, a singing cowboy, Davey Crockett or any such noble personages of times past.  My best friend used to talk about becoming a "scientist in order to help fight pollution", as he put it.  I think I aspired to be a Raiders quarterback or a truck driver... 

  The best, most amazing times are perhaps when disasters in the news are at a minimum.  The default state of the world is 'suck'.  Things either suck more or don't suck as much.  Not really...

  There's a sort-of related topic on my tiny little mind which was inspired by a conversation I had in the local coffee shop last week.  About high school courses in the 2000s.  If it jells I may just inflict it upon y'all...

For me, it would also have to be the moon landing.

1962-1970 was one long main event. 

It's strange but the Moon landing was my first big positive memory as well. Although, the Berlin Wall coming down (with Hazelhoff belting out a tune  ;D) is more significant to me.

The end of the Vietnam War was also a biggy...

We went to see Haley's comet...and it was supposed to be totally amazing, but I couldn't see a damn thing.  Our family climbed up a mountain at God knows what time in the morning...my dad had a telescope and it was freezing cold.  He had us all look through and he was so excited.  I thought that the comet was going to be this big huge thing, but it wasn't any bigger than a star as far as I could see.  I wish I would have been a little older so I could have know what I was looking for.  (I was 5 or 6.)  I mostly remember being so happy because when we got back to the car my mom had hot chocolate and donuts waiting.  She ruled.  ;D

The next amazing thing would have to be the Berlin Wall coming down.  Very cool indeed.

Taking into account that moon is far from earth I wouldn't be sure if "landing on the moon" is a world event Gibbo, :)(J/K)  as usual though.

I have to say, as for me, it was the change from  military dictatorship 8-P into democracy, thanks goodness !!.
From then on, we could thrive and grow in liberty,  but seeing how many  lies fly across our countries I'm not sure of any country has ever had a real democracy but a kinda economy dictatorship.

I know you have to take the bitter with the sweet. But I guess some greedy speculator is taking my share of sweet.

By the time I was a teenager, looking for new rhythms and songs, probably it was a big bang.
We change our manners, our music and our lives in just a few years.

Good question. :) Funny thing is, it's almost harder to think of that, then it is to think of a shattering or negative world event. There was so much happening in the world in like 1990-1993 I think it would be hard to be oblivious to it (even as a kid). I remember Clinton's election and was just starting to become aware of politics then, I remember he was the first politician who could hold my interest with his speeches.

Good question. :) Funny thing is, it's almost harder to think of that, then it is to think of a shattering or negative world event. .


Exactly what I thought and I anticipated the response here to be lower. Other than those events already mentioned, it's had to find too many "positive" world events in the last 40 years. (or an event than one considers positive)

Live aid in 1985 is one.
Capturing of Sadaam Hussein is another.
Apollo ( I forget which one, maybe #13) almsot not making it back, but did!
The end of the Vietnam war

Not sure how much of a world event this was, but it changed the face of a popular sport and I remember it oh so well ...

In 1984, during a Championship Match at Madison Square Garden, Hulk Hogan broke loose from the Iron Sheik's signature Camel Clutch (which no one had ever done before) and defeated him to become the WWF World Heavyweight Champion of Wrestling.  That night, Hulkamania was born and made wrestling a popular mainstay, not just for fans of wrestling, but for those who had never watched wrestling before.    

Not sure how much of a world event this was, but it changed the face of a popular sport and I remember it oh so well ...

In 1984, during a Championship Match at Madison Square Garden, Hulk Hogan broke loose from the Iron Sheik's signature Camel Clutch (which no one had ever done before) and defeated him to become the WWF World Heavyweight Champion of Wrestling.  That night, Hulkamania was born and made wrestling a popular mainstay, not just for fans of wrestling, but for those who had never watched wrestling before.    


Uhh. I hated the Iron Sheik.
I remember a few years later when Hulk (sort of) picked up Andre the Giant and slammed him in a Wrestlemania. Apparently Andre weighed about 520 pounds back then.

Good question. :) Funny thing is, it's almost harder to think of that, then it is to think of a shattering or negative world event. There was so much happening in the world in like 1990-1993 I think it would be hard to be oblivious to it (even as a kid). I remember Clinton's election and was just starting to become aware of politics then, I remember he was the first politician who could hold my interest with his speeches.
I miss Clinton. I didn't know it then but he was a good president.

Anyway the first event was the Berlin Wall coming down in 1989. I used to watch "Good Morning America" back then some before I went to school. I think I saw the footage of the Berlin Wall coming down on "Good Morning America" maybe.

one of those most amazing world events I remember was when The Beatles arrived in America in Feb. 1964  my birthday was 16 days later and I would turn a whole 8 years old & I got caught up in the mania at that young age.

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http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0S020wVLeFJoiAB5KOjzbkF/SIG=12bgbh5di/EXP=1239580309/**http%3A//www.squidooresources.com/beatles/edsullivan1.jpg

Taking into account that moon is far from earth I wouldn't be sure if "landing on the moon" is a world event Gibbo, :)(J/K)  as usual though.


Then why was the whole world watching?  ;)

It wasn't just the landing that made it special it was all the things leading up to it. The space race, the cold war were major world events that
led to the landing.

First amazing world event?  When ChuckyG created inthe00s.  Everything else takes a backseat ;D

The "We Are the World" event and "Hands Across America" ( <anybody remember that one?).

The release of the hostages in Iran.  The Berlin Wall coming down was another one.

The "We Are the World" event and "Hands Across America" ( <anybody remember that one?).


yes, I totally remember that! I remember going to my grandma's house that day, and seeing everyone holding hands, swaying back and forth...for as long as my eyes could see. How cozy! :)

The Beatles on Ed Sullivan

I was watching TV with My Mom late at night.It was a hot night.She was watching Robert Kennedy,happy about His win.I remember Her commenting on how great it would've been if His Brother were still alive to see His accomplishment.Soon after that...total chaos and He too had been shot.I remember thinking about Martin Luther King ,whose death had recently happened and feeling afraid.

I put this in the "amazing" as opposed to the "bad" world event because I think it's then I realized...Life could be over anytime,anywhere.

Marty McFly gave me this idea, instead of a "bad" event, for me it's "positive" or "amazing" event.

For myself, on the local stage, it woudl be Expo '67, growing up in Montreal.

But as far as world events go, my first amazing event was July 20, 1969, Neil Armstong takes his first step on the moon. Most of the kids my age wanted to become astronauts.

Was there a greater event in the 20th century?
What the first AMAZING event you remember (and plz don't say it happened in the back seat of a car  ;)



I went to Expo in Montreal but for me it was Expo '69. I DO remember going-there were monorails that would take you to 3 different islands. I remember that-that is only thing I remember about it.

Like I mentioned in the other thread, I do remember my mother telling me about the men walking on the moon. I ducked when she told me thinking they were right over head-like on the roof or something. I also remember the next day or two, I was outside and the moon was out but it was daylight. I looked up at the moon thinking, "Wow. There are people up there."

I remember that everything at that time was so space-oriented. The boys in the class would build rockets and "space food" was the "in thing". (I remember the Space Sticks & Tang.) As the boys were building their rockets, I was building "Alice's Restaurant".  :D ;D ;D ;D


I also remember the first Earth Day. I can't remember what we did to celebrate it-I think my class planted something.




Cat

I'd have to say for solid, comprehensive memories, the U.S. bicentennial in 1976. 

I was too young to remember the moon landings and in general the early '70s were a bummer.  We needed something to cheer us up so we milked the Spirit of '76 for everything we could get!  Before the Bicentennial, I mostly remember grumbling about Watergate and Vietnam, and jokes about Patty Hearst and Gerald Ford hitting his head!

1976 was Bicentennial everything.  It was the first real show of patriotism I remember.  Red-white-and-blue everywhere and that Fourth of July was especially grand.  My cynical big sister made a poster of a goofy Uncle Sam captioned: "Uncle Sam: 200 Years Old and Senile!" and parodied Anita Bryant.  I didn't know what "senile" meant or who Anita Bryant was and I didn't give a damn!  I was an American kid and I was proud of my country!  I loved the big flags, the streamers, the parades with giant floats, and the extra fancy fireworks displays!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/15/usa2.gif

My great-grandmother gave me a Bicentennial quarter and told it me to save it; it was a very special quarter and would be worth a lot of money someday.  I didn't believe her much and spent it on candy.
http://www.us-coin-values-advisor.com/images/1976-Bicentennial-Quarter-Rev.jpg

I'd have to say for solid, comprehensive memories, the U.S. bicentennial in 1976. 

I was too young to remember the moon landings and in general the early '70s were a bummer.  We needed something to cheer us up so we milked the Spirit of '76 for everything we could get!  Before the Bicentennial, I mostly remember grumbling about Watergate and Vietnam, and jokes about Patty Hearst and Gerald Ford hitting his head!

1976 was Bicentennial everything.  It was the first real show of patriotism I remember.  Red-white-and-blue everywhere and that Fourth of July was especially grand.  My cynical big sister made a poster of a goofy Uncle Sam captioned: "Uncle Sam: 200 Years Old and Senile!" and parodied Anita Bryant.  I didn't know what "senile" meant or who Anita Bryant was and I didn't give a damn!  I was an American kid and I was proud of my country!  I loved the big flags, the streamers, the parades with giant floats, and the extra fancy fireworks displays!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/15/usa2.gif

My great-grandmother gave me a Bicentennial quarter and told it me to save it; it was a very special quarter and would be worth a lot of money someday.  I didn't believe her much and spent it on candy.
http://www.us-coin-values-advisor.com/images/1976-Bicentennial-Quarter-Rev.jpg



Do you remember "200 Years Ago Today"? It was a 30 second thing they had in between shows giving a bit of history. Every night it was hosted by someone different.

BTW, your Bicentennial quarter wouldn't be worth too much today. In high grade it may be worth about $1. In SUPER HIGH GRADE it is only worth about $5. They made so many of them and many are still in circulation. We have found several of them in recent years.


I remember Anita Bryant getting hit in the face with a fruit pie because of her protest against gays.



Cat

Do you remember "200 Years Ago Today"? It was a 30 second thing they had in between shows giving a bit of history. Every night it was hosted by someone different.


Cat

Wasn't it called "A bicentennial minute"?

probably the first space shuttle launch. i was a space shuttle fanatic.

Wasn't it called "A bicentennial minute"?



I was searching on YouTube for it and couldn't find it. Then I plugged in "A Bicentennial Minute" and there it was. But, if you watch, it does say "200 Years Ago Today."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUoto1lsX50&feature=related


But you are right, it was a minute-not 30 secs.



Cat

I was searching on YouTube for it and couldn't find it. Then I plugged in "A Bicentennial Minute" and there it was. But, if you watch, it does say "200 Years Ago Today."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUoto1lsX50&feature=related


But you are right, it was a minute-not 30 secs.

Cat


Glad you found it. I remember the Bicentennial minutes well. Did they start in 1975 or 1976. Do you remember that, coz I can't.

Do you remember "200 Years Ago Today"? It was a 30 second thing they had in between shows giving a bit of history. Every night it was hosted by someone different.

BTW, your Bicentennial quarter wouldn't be worth too much today. In high grade it may be worth about $1. In SUPER HIGH GRADE it is only worth about $5. They made so many of them and many are still in circulation. We have found several of them in recent years.


I remember Anita Bryant getting hit in the face with a fruit pie because of her protest against gays.



Cat


I'm surprised they're worth $1 in high grade.
People collected jars of bicentennial quarters back in the late '70s and now it's the state quarters!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/15/tard.gif

Woodstock 1969
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Glad you found it. I remember the Bicentennial minutes well. Did they start in 1975 or 1976. Do you remember that, coz I can't.



According to Wikipedia, it ran from July 4, 1974 until December 31, 1976. (The series was originally slated to end on July 4, 1976, but was extended to the end of the year.)



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicentennial_Minutes



Cat

According to Wikipedia, it ran from July 4, 1974 until December 31, 1976. (The series was originally slated to end on July 4, 1976, but was extended to the end of the year.)



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicentennial_Minutes



Cat


Thanks for the link. Guess it began about 1 month before Nixon's last days as president

!976 Montreal Olympics, Nadia Comaneci gets a perfect 10!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Tl0kE7Oels&NR=1

The 1984 Olympics....mainly because the torch ran right by my house.  I thought that was ultra cool. 8)

The 1984 Olympics....mainly because the torch ran right by my house.  I thought that was ultra cool. 8)




The 1980 Winter Olympics torch came through the town where my high school was. Since I was a cheerleader at the time (yeah, yeah, I know  :D ;D ;D ;D ) I got to get out of school to go see it at the local mall. I didn't have to worry if my parents approved or not (to get out of school that is) because they, too were at the mall and my mother was taking photos.  :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat

Woodstock 1969
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I thought Woodstock was a character from Peanuts until my mom hipped me to what it was all about....
:-[

I thought Woodstock was a character from Peanuts until my mom hipped me to what it was all about....
:-[


  Me too.  Seriously...