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O.J. Simpson -- dead

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by BitterYoungMatador2, Apr 11, 2024.

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  1. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I was in Chicago watching an NBA finals game (the Knicks were in the finals against Houston!). ... I was really pissed off when they went to the split screen and interupted the game, because in those days, there was no hi-def TV and the split screen effectively made it so that you couldn't follow the basketball game well.
     
    The Big Ragu, Apr 11, 2024
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  2. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    No. 2 for me is the Oklahoma City bombing.
     
    three_bags_full, Apr 11, 2024
    #98
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  3. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    No. 3: Challenger
    No. 4: Columbia
     
    three_bags_full, Apr 11, 2024
    #99
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  4. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    I was in 8th grade during the chase and trial. I was watching the NBA Finals during the chase.

    The acquittal happened during my freshman year. We had open campus for lunches, so my friends and I ducked into a gas station for the verdict.
     
    Regan MacNeil, Apr 11, 2024
    #100
  5. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    January 6 is always going to be in my Top 5.
     
    dixiehack, Apr 11, 2024
    #101
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  6. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    Now that you mention it, I probably remember more about that than the other two.
     
    three_bags_full, Apr 11, 2024
    #102
  7. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    1. September 11, 2001
    2. OJ chase
    3. Challenger (we were in fourth grade when a teacher ran into our room and told us to put on the television).
    4. Start of the first Gulf War (Also remember listening to Larry King late one night when they announced Iraq's invasion of Kuwait).
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Apr 11, 2024
    #103
  8. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    OJ Simpson is dead.

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    Regan MacNeil, Apr 11, 2024
    #104
  9. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    It was also three years ago compared to 30.
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Apr 11, 2024
    #105
  10. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    The thing about that is, we knew when the landing was going to be, and as soon as they landed we knew when the moonwalk would be.

    Being that it was approaching 11 p.m. EDT on a Sunday when Armstrong made his small step/giant leap, I'm guessing most of the answers would be "At home" or "At a get-together with friends."
     
    BTExpress, Apr 11, 2024
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  11. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    "Holy Shit" Events of My Lifetime

    1) JFK
    2) Apollo 11
    3) 9/11
    4) John Lennon
    5) Challenger
    6) Columbia
    7) Michael Jackson
    8) Prince
    9) Elvis
    10) Cobain

    SPECIAL CATEGORIES: Watergate, Crash of 2008 and COVID were obviously as momentous as the other events, but they unfolded over a number of weeks or months so their impact was dissipated. The Cuban Missile Crisis also took a couple weeks to play out -- it didn't just happen on one day.
     
    Starman, Apr 11, 2024
    #107
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  12. goalmouth

    goalmouth Well-Known Member

    Reagan shot.
     
    goalmouth, Apr 11, 2024
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