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my disappointment when my parents told me pirates had boarded the ship and stolen my orange dump truck. I was about 5, we had just returned to the states from Germany. Same pirates also broke the outside mirrors on both cars. I do not recall being aware of the building of the Berlin Wall although it happened during our time there.
Recall being in the basement watching black-and-white TV all night, weather bulletins in Wichita, KS. Tornado did a lot of damage one or two blocks away that night. Parents were really obviously concerned/tense.
Vague memory of assassination of JFK (we lived in Dallas at the time)
Definitely recall assassinations of MLK Jr (we lived in Memphis at the time) and RFK (we did NOT live in Los Angeles, whew!)
Moon landing and other Apollo missions. Also the Gemini splashdowns and recoveries were great tv when I was a kid. Had a “Wide World of Sports” feel.
End of Vietnam war, evacuation from Hanoi. War protests in the USA.
Nixon resignation (watergate hearings, Agnew resignation, lots happened at that time).
Space Shuttle explosion (worked at a component manufacturer, external tanks, not o-rings).
And many more modern events.
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