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What's the first big story YOU remember?

Trending July 7, 2016
There's been a lot of big news lately, hasn't there? But, in a surprising turn of events, it appears that big news has actually been happening forever. Here's the proof.

15yo has an interesting question this morning: What's the first major news story you can remember living through as a child?

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For me, Brezhnev dying. For the kid, after this summer, possibly Brexit.

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I have vague memories of the Challenger, I think.

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Great question here. I think for me it was the poll tax riots in 1990.

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Hmm..1994 IRA Ceasefire? But was too young to understand the significance of it.

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Sort of the falklands. But more clearly being woken up to watch Torville & Dean win gold.

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Gulf war 1. I remember worrying about it before I went to sleep at night, I was a anxious 7 year old...

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