Topic: News? (Read 2006 times)

Martin (Admin) · « **on:** July 20, 2022, 06:26:22 pm »

What is the first major news story do you remember as a kid?

Footski · « **Reply #1 on:** July 20, 2022, 06:41:12 pm »

The killing of JFK……

JoJoElbe · « **Reply #2 on:** July 20, 2022, 06:42:10 pm »

really?dayly news about the vietnam war.... not that I understood anything, it were just rolling tanks .....

the first I really and still remember was Apollo 11 landing on the moon. My father woke me up in the middle of the night and my commentary was something like "what shitty image (screen) one can't see anything" ....

Colin Bishop · « **Reply #3 on:** July 20, 2022, 07:02:11 pm »

Like Footski, the assasination of JFK. It was difficult to believe. Unfortunately all too possible these days.

Colin

Baldrick · « **Reply #4 on:** July 20, 2022, 07:06:11 pm »

V E Day and the street party

roycv · « **Reply #5 on:** July 20, 2022, 07:38:06 pm »

I agree Baldrick, we had a party at school and the head teacher decided to test the jelly and he chose my plate! I was savouring it slowly and enjoying it when a damn great spoon descends and scoops most of it up! Never forgotten it and never forgave him.
Roy

Tug Fanatic · « **Reply #6 on:** July 20, 2022, 09:11:09 pm »

I was mad on Astronomy so I was allowed to stay up to see the first translantic transmissiom on Telstar.

I also remember the first under the North Pole transit by Nautilus and the Russian space dog launches which I was not pleased about when I got the answer about what happened to the dog.

raflaunches · « **Reply #7 on:** July 20, 2022, 09:14:48 pm »

Probably the First Gulf War for me. The next big thing I remember when I started watching the news as a youngster was seeing Thrust SSC going supersonic in October 1997 gaining the Unlimited Land Speed Record from its predecessor Thrust 2.

raflaunches · « **Reply #8 on:** July 20, 2022, 09:17:19 pm »

Speaking for my Dad, he remembers his first day as a Halton Apprentice in the RAF as he listened to the shocking news that Donald Campbell had been killed in Bluebird K7 in January 1967.

Taranis · « **Reply #9 on:** July 20, 2022, 09:33:40 pm »

Torrey Canyon
Robin Knox-Johnston
Moon landing

Bill W · « **Reply #10 on:** July 20, 2022, 10:13:38 pm »

1st news stories I remember. The SAS storming the Iranian embassy (from what I remember it was a newsflash during an episode of Dallas) and the Falklands invasion.

chas · « **Reply #11 on:** July 20, 2022, 11:10:15 pm »

Sputnik 1 in 1957. The dawn of the space age. It made a huge impression on me as a child.

derekwarner · « **Reply #12 on:** July 21, 2022, 01:41:17 am »

I remember our Family driving into Wollongong on a Sunday night to stand, view & listen the mini theatre with a man in a box in a Shop window displaying black & white footage of Men in Suits & Ties speaking with a plumb in their mouth

sprooking the Queens English & talking about News things that we read only about a week later in the Saturday Paper.......

"Television was introduced into Australia in September 1956'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJs3a2ssOp4

Derek

BrianB6 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 21, 2022, 04:46:41 am »

I can remember the Coronation on T.V. until the Queen left the Abbey. Then we drove somewhere and watched the procession along the Mall. We were in a small boat at Portland when the Nautilus came to dock after her North Pole trip. She just appeared out of nowhere.

kinmel · « **Reply #14 on:** July 21, 2022, 08:19:35 am »

Watching the Coronation.
It was the first time I had seen a TV, which had a nine inch screen with a big magnifier strapped to the front. There were about 20 people crammed into the room, but being 8years old I sat on the floor at the front.
A big street party followed.

Stumps · « **Reply #15 on:** July 21, 2022, 08:59:43 am »

Winston Churchill's funeral back in 1965....

tigertiger · « **Reply #16 on:** July 21, 2022, 10:33:35 am »

Probably the Aberfan disaster.
Although I have memories of the JFK assasination, those may be false memories, as I don't think a year goes by without some reference to it, and so I grew up with those constant cultural references through the mid to late 60s and 70s, with every new theory that evolved.

jaymac · « **Reply #17 on:** July 21, 2022, 11:41:41 am »

The News at 'The Pictures'' during the war though only a wee un started school in '44 saw a lot of films before that.
One particular newsreel one of the eastern bloc I would think, still stays in the occasional dark moment. Showed German prisoners being marched through the town crowds and crowds screaming at them then all hell broke loose they stormed into them and battered and trampled loads of them once passed they showed the mess being hosed down . At the time didn't really sink in more upset with the Wicked witch in Oz. 15 years later I'm in Germany supervising a German in his 40's delivering coal to the married quarters.

Liverbudgie2 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 21, 2022, 03:18:52 pm »

Trapsing over to my cousin’s house in Huyton from Wallasey in the pouring rain travelling on three or four different buses and a Mersey ferry. Then crowding around a small tele in a wooden cabinet with all the rest of the family together, with all the other things mentioned above plus Suez and petrol rationing.
LB

Baldrick · « **Reply #19 on:** July 21, 2022, 04:03:35 pm »

Father packing Mum and me into a train at Euston (or Kings X) to stay with relatives at Brierly Hill because of the blitz . Arrived at Brum, but found we had missed last train . Were advised to take next train to Dudley and see what we could do there . On train Mum talking to another lady who said no bother you come and stay with us . At Dudley took us home and put us all up for night . Always had a warm spot for Black Country folk since. Kept in touch for a long while but finally lost contact. Their name either Booth or Boon , was 80 years ago. Tried a search but no luck .

Geoff · « **Reply #20 on:** July 21, 2022, 04:05:36 pm »

Sadly, "Aberfan" in 1966. Very sad and I can still recall my parents horror!

Geoff

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #21 on:** July 21, 2022, 04:45:20 pm »

Moon landing in 1969

jaymac · « **Reply #22 on:** July 21, 2022, 06:44:16 pm »

Baldrick did you try 192 bt on line there were a few Booths came up but only one Boon on their phone search they also do a People search that came with 100
Booths and 42 Boons its free and if you register you can get more info still free

Long shot never say never
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roycv · « **Reply #23 on:** July 21, 2022, 07:17:49 pm »

I remember being evacuated in 1944, probably end of May, mystery journey with my mum and ended up in Wath-on-Dern, Yorkshire, a mining village. I can't say it was a good time as I was not quite 6 and my mother had my 18 month old brother to look after as well, and in one room and although they did their best it was difficult as they had 3 girls in a terrace house.

I never understood a word anyone said except the youngest daughter who was maybe 8 or 9. She was nice to me. We all got in line in the playground at the school marched in but I do not remember any lessons and the 4 of us boy evacuees wandered the fields and woods in school time and no one came to find us.

My mother must have told my father, he had just come out of the army as she went back home into London and my father came to collect me a day or so later. He had been called back in to the army as he had left, having done 22 years already and come out as a sergeant major, he was back training the new men from scratch teaching marching and shooting. He was in the Royal Artillery. So we were away for just 6 weeks as far as I remember.

I do recall on this very day (well it is my birthday) in 1944 watching a V1 bomb fly by overhead, never forgot the thrumm noise of the engine.

Later in September I returned to school and resumed being a 'good boy'!!
Regards
Roy

Circlip · « **Reply #24 on:** July 22, 2022, 08:30:00 pm »

Tha wudn't recognise toil now Roycv. Pits are long gone.

Regards Ian.

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