Hurricane Katrina -2005 - I was in 7th grade and I was watching a Cardinals game with my family, when we switched over to the news to track the massive Category 5 hurricane. We watched the news and everything that happened to New Orleans. Flooding, winds, storms, deaths and severe injuries.
September 11, 2001- I was in 3rd grade and we were having story time reading the book, Poppy. The principle announced on the intercom what had happened in New York. Our teacher had to explain to us what had happened and one of our classmates mother was in NY at the time.
Barrack Obama being elected - 2008...It was the day after my birthday and I was working on some homework in my room. I turned on the television to KSDK to tune into the results of the election and all of the states were votes were in and they announced Barrack Obama s the first African American president of the U.S.
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JFK Death - 1963 - My mom was five years old at the time, and she remembers that her parents were upset about the events and talking about it all the time with their friends.
First Moon Landing - 1969 - Mother was in 5th grade living in a duplex at Lake of the Woods, watched a little black and white t.v about the news that happened. Father was listening on the radio about the events that happened.
Berlin Wall coming down - 1987, My parents were getting their graduates degree at University of Illinois. They watched it on the news.
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