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| Posted: Mon May 14th, 2018 03:23 am |
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khawk HALL OF FAMER 
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broke wrote: Baby Jessica falling down the well I have a vivid memory of this one even though it isn't my first memory. It was all over the news while it was happening. https://www.nytimes.com/1981/06/14/world/italians-despair-as-boy-in-well-is-reported-dead.html
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| Posted: Mon May 14th, 2018 11:29 am |
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martini Wrestling Classics Owner 
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Hogan beating Andre duh. First big mainstream news story I remember of my life was probably the 1988 presidential election. The 1989 earthquake came to mind quickly as well.
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| Posted: Mon May 14th, 2018 01:22 pm |
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srossi HALL OF FAMER
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khawk wrote: broke wrote:Baby Jessica falling down the well A bit confused on this one. I remember it vividly as well, but I don't think this happened in 1981. I remember being much older.
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| Posted: Mon May 14th, 2018 01:41 pm |
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Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer 
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I remember Elvis dying but I was only 6 at the time and it really bothered me because he had the same birthday as my mom only a year older and when he died I thought my mom was going to die the next year. The one that I really remember vividly was the gas shortage in 1979. I couldn't believe the lines for gas, and when we got hit with Sandy a few years ago and the lines came back it really reminded me of when I was a kid...only when Sandy hit, the people were much bigger assholes than they were in 1979. Back then, I don't remember any arguments or fistfights, just people waiting in line. Also back then I don't remember people filling their cars plus at least 20 gallons worth of little red cans, but that was happening during Sandy.
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| Posted: Mon May 14th, 2018 05:20 pm |
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srossi wrote: khawk wrote:broke wrote:Baby Jessica falling down the well I remember it as well and it seemed to go on for ages. When you think the Chileans were able to get 33 miners back all safe and sound from a harder situation, it says a lot about Italian competence. I think one rescue attempt managed to shove him further down.
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| Posted: Mon May 14th, 2018 05:27 pm |
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srossi HALL OF FAMER
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srossi wrote: khawk wrote:broke wrote:Baby Jessica falling down the well I should've just read the story. This isn't about Baby Jessica, this is an Italian boy. Baby Jessica happened in America maybe 5 or 6 years later. I do vaguely recall that for a time, there were lots of kids falling down wells when no kid had every fallen down a well before or since. But Baby Jessica was the really famous one.
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| Posted: Tue May 15th, 2018 02:48 pm |
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LarrySC
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The JFK assassination. I was 4 and at my grandparents house in PA for Thanksgiving. I was watching TV when they interrupted for the news. I had no idea what was going on so I asked my grandmother. She wouldn't really tell me the details, only that something had happened then sent me to the bedroom to play!
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| Posted: Wed May 16th, 2018 03:27 am |
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Beatles on Ed Sullivan is one of my earliest memories. The Apollo disaster where NASA lost 3 astronauts (Grissom White and Chaffe) in a horrible fire during pre-launch preparations is still vivid. Last edited on Wed May 16th, 2018 03:52 am by BitterOldMan ____________________ Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative. - John Stuart Mill |
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| Posted: Wed May 16th, 2018 03:31 am |
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Franchise Low key big hog 
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BItterOldMan wrote: Beatles on Ed Sullivan is one of my earliest memories. The Apollo disaster where NASA lost 3 astronauts (Grissom White and Chaffe) in a horrible fire during pre a lunch preparations is still vivid. As a kid I only knew the names Grissom, White and Chaffe because of the artificial oil islands in Long Beach named after them.
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