What is the first news story you remember?

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I think for me it was the 1999 champions league final

The death of Freddie Mercury

The Hillsborough Disaster.

Hillsborough disaster in April 1989, I would have been 7.

Richard Nixon resigning. Watched it on a tiny TV in a caravan park at Aintree race course [random]

Aberfan.

Lockerbie.

Although I was 'aware' of Thatcher and all the damage she was doing.

The 'arms race'. Think I was about 4 🙈

Something to do with guerilla warfare and me wondering why gorillas were fighting. I was probably about 9.

The Mary Rose

9/11. I was 16. Didn't pay much attention to the news before that age really!

Not sure which came first but it was either Challenger exploding or Andrew and Fergie's wedding.

Winning the World Cup - I was 6!

Fire in Woolworths Manchester and all the fire doors were locked. People at the windows

I remember my parents’ excitement about Thatcher resigning, and the re-unification of Germany. 🇩🇪

At a carnival, I remember someone giving me a badge saying “I won’t pay poll tax”, although I didn’t know what it meant.

Th Black Panther

The death of Princess Diana

The moon landings in 1969.

jimmyjabs that's the one! He worked for Babcock and was the chief engineer.

1984 Scottish Miners’ strikes during scorching summers. They used to march past our windows, and lots of family involved, so hard to ignore. We’d sit up after bedtime and peek into the lounge to watch the nine o’clock news to find out if the TV cameras caught us waving. (They never did)!
Reports about the nuclear arms race and the Cold War. How to hide under the table. Scared me rigid.

Fire at Windsor castle in 1992. Lived locally and had been near the castle the week before so must have stuck in my 5 year old mind

Moonlanding

The Mary Rose being raised from the sea bed.

Winston Churchill’s funeral. I can still picture sitting on the sofa watching it on Tv

Nelson Mandela being released from prison in 1990

Hillsborough. I think it was happening live on the news