[News] What was the first news story you remember?

Stat Brother · Sep 2, 2021

Local.
National.
International.

Mine are all a bit late, so either nothing happened in the second half of the 70's or my memory is shitehouse.
I think they'll change, but as it stands:-

Local (Sussex) - Athina B, '80.
National - Heatwave, '76.
International - Iran, '79.

The Clamp · Sep 2, 2021

I recall watching a lot about the Falklands but nothing truly specific as I was quite young. I remember Terry Waite being taken hostage in 87 very well. Berlin Wall coming down.
Oh and vegetables that looked like genitalia seemed to be quite the thing in the 80’s.

Swansman · Sep 2, 2021

MS Estonia in 1994.

Or maybe the JAS Gripen crashing in Stockholm in 1993, but that could be my mind playing tricks on me.

Couldn't Be Hyypia · Sep 2, 2021

Local - West Pier closing c. 1975
National - 3 day week and power cuts (though I didn't understand the politics) early 1974
International - Yom Kippur war in Israel seemed to be in the news a lot 1973.

Seems until the age of 8 I was blissfully in my own little world playing "war" around The Good Shepherd Church grounds, Dyke Road Park and along Reigate Road with my mates.

A1X · Sep 2, 2021

Local - Selsey tornado 1998
National - Blair winning in 1997
International - Diana dying

I was heavily into Euro 96 so that might count for either of the last two technically, but as actual news rather than sport it's probably those.

Publius Ovidius · Sep 2, 2021

The great train robbery as it became known as. And Churchill’s funeral.

Surf's Up · Sep 2, 2021

Unavoidably showing age here......
Local - B&HA 3 Burnley 3 - FA Cup January 1961 (I think Burnley may have been Div 1 champions at the time, or thereabouts)
National - Big freeze, coldest winter for a long time - Winter 1962/3
International - Assassination of JFK - November 1963

Stat Brother · Sep 2, 2021

Surf's Up said:
Unavoidably showing age here......
Local - B&HA 3 Burnley 3 - FA Cup January 1961 (I think Burnley may have been Div 1 champions at the time, or thereabouts)
National - Big freeze, coldest winter for a long time - Winter 1962/3
International - Assassination of JFK - November 1963

I'm very tempted to call a foul on Albion answers to local news.

Bruce Parker did the NEWS before handing the SPORT over to a young hip sports jock!

The Clamp · Sep 2, 2021

Sorry, just seen I bungled that.

Local - pub chickens replaced after being stolen by gypsies. 1983
National- miners strikes - 1984
International - probably The Falklands war.

Braggfan · Sep 2, 2021

Stat Brother said:
Local.
National.
International.

Mine are all a bit late, so either nothing happened in the second half of the 70's or my memory is shitehouse.
I think they'll change, but as it stands:-

Local (Sussex) - Athina B, '80.
National - Heatwave, '76.
International - Iran, '79.

That's a great question. Its hard to think what the earliest were. Mine all seem to start around the age of 6 or 7.

Local - Babes in the wood 86
National - Hand of God 86
International - The Challenger explosion 86

Neville's Breakfast · Sep 2, 2021

The first ones that came to mind are the Yorkshire Ripper and the liberation of Cambodia. Both late 70s and dominated the news for many weeks/months. I particularly remember listening to that tape of the Geordie claiming to be the Ripper. Chilling. I can’t think of any local stories from that time.

Gwylan · Sep 2, 2021

Hmmm ... not sure about local. Maybe the floods in central Brighton that caused the library to close (I used to go every week and was gutted when I couldn't get in)

National - Macmillan resigning and be replaced by ADH

International - JFK assassination ... no contest

Nitram · Sep 2, 2021

JFK assassination.

Javeaseagull · Sep 2, 2021

The Cuban missile crisis. Thought the world was going to end.

Weststander · Sep 2, 2021

Local - Maria Colwell’s murder/court case.
National - Decimalisation.
International - The Vietnam War (latter years) on the news every evening.

Cian · Sep 2, 2021

I've convinced myself I can remember Lockerbie - had some distant relations die on the ground - but I'm fairly sure that's not actually true and I remember my parents talking about it after the fact.

Probably the first one I can definitely remember myself would be the Balkans, particularly Bosnia starting in 92.

Local - there was a lot of bun-fighting about swimming pools for the 1992 General Election in my town. National would be probably be the same General Election.

Official Old Man · Sep 2, 2021

What a great question.
Born in 1955 so I'm going through google to see what happened each year.
Don't remember JFK in 1963
World Cup in '66 but not winning it.
Sunday roasts every week in the 60's and almost cracking my head open on the concrete coal bunker outside, about 1965.
Do remember my school days in the mid 70's
But the first major event must be the moon landing.

Surf's Up · Sep 2, 2021

Stat Brother said:
I'm very tempted to call a foul on Albion answers to local news.

Bruce Parker did the NEWS before handing the SPORT over to a young hip sports jock!

Fair call although, in my defence, Albion news was the only news I was interested in at that time and that was a big local news story!!!

pasty · Sep 2, 2021

Elvis death and the Army taking on the role of the fire service in Green Goddess fire trucks due to firemans strike. Both 1977

Stat Brother · Sep 2, 2021

Surf's Up said:
Fair call although, in my defence, Albion news was the only news I was interested in at that time and that was a big local news story!!!

Oi, I deserve a tip of the hat for dragging 'Bruce Parker' out of a dusty recess in my memory. :lol:

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