Let's see if I can start a meme

[karohemd]

What is the first item on the news you can consciously remember?

For me, two events: The Falkland War and Elvis' death.
robinbloke, he was born in '35 so he'd be 69 today.

(Sparked by Bubba Ho-tep and the recent where were you when x died meme)

Comments

Um...

[k-lioness.livejournal.com]

I think I might remember something about President Reagan being shot... but I'm not sure if I actually remember it or if I remember being told about it years later.

The one news story I'm sure I remember, since I watched it live, was the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle in 1986.

[vyvyan.livejournal.com]

Maggie being elected (I think). Other quite early news memories are: Lennon being shot and my mother being inconsolable, Falklands, Charles and Di, miners' strike, "3 million on the dole"...

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure, tbh. Possibly the failed coup in Spain after Franco died.

[whiskeylover.livejournal.com]

Helmut Kohl being elected

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

What a horrible memory. Same as Maggie for vyvyan, I guess.