What news events can you remember?
Jun 28, 2018 21:17:39 GMT 10
Post by SharksFan99 on Jun 28, 2018 21:17:39 GMT 10
Last Monday marked 9 years since Michael Jackson passed away. I can't believe it was that long ago, because I can still remember the moment when I found out about it. I woke up at 8:30am and as soon as I turned the TV on in the loungeroom, there was a report airing on Today about his passing. Anyway, the anniversary of Michael Jackson's passing inspired me to create this thread. What news events of significance can you remember?
Here are a few that I have memories of:
* 9/11 Coverage on the morning of the 12th September. I have very vague memories of watching Channel Ten's coverage of the attacks.
* The Bali Bombings in Late 2002. My Mum actually went on a holiday to Bali just two years later and I can remember not wanting her to go, because of the attacks.
* The 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami. I have vivid memories of seeing the coverage on TV.
* 2005 Cronulla Riots.
* The announcement that Pluto had been re-classified as a "dwarf planet". This was significant for me, because I became interested in astronomy around that time.
* Steve Irwin's and Peter Brock's deaths.
* In the days immediately after Steve Irwin's passing, I remember seeing a report about 20 sting-rays that had been found on a Queensland beach with their tails cut-off.
* A news report sometime in Late 2006 about a South Park episode which mocked Steve Irwin's death.
* Kevin '07.
* Kevin Rudd becoming the Prime Minister of Australia.
* The Stolen Generation speech.
There's plenty more news events from more recent times that I can remember (such as Donald Trump's election victory), but I don't want to type a massive page of examples.
Here are a few that I have memories of:
* 9/11 Coverage on the morning of the 12th September. I have very vague memories of watching Channel Ten's coverage of the attacks.
* The Bali Bombings in Late 2002. My Mum actually went on a holiday to Bali just two years later and I can remember not wanting her to go, because of the attacks.
* The 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami. I have vivid memories of seeing the coverage on TV.
* 2005 Cronulla Riots.
* The announcement that Pluto had been re-classified as a "dwarf planet". This was significant for me, because I became interested in astronomy around that time.
* Steve Irwin's and Peter Brock's deaths.
* In the days immediately after Steve Irwin's passing, I remember seeing a report about 20 sting-rays that had been found on a Queensland beach with their tails cut-off.
* A news report sometime in Late 2006 about a South Park episode which mocked Steve Irwin's death.
* Kevin '07.
* Kevin Rudd becoming the Prime Minister of Australia.
* The Stolen Generation speech.
There's plenty more news events from more recent times that I can remember (such as Donald Trump's election victory), but I don't want to type a massive page of examples.
