What Is The First Major News Story You Remember?

[YorkieontheTyne 204]

The first Kennedy assassination. The Star headlines were “Kennedy Shot”. The next night “Kennedy Dead”. 1963.

 

[Heartshome 20]

Death of WINSTON CHURCHILL Jan 1965

[St Petre 85]

1952, King George dying- BBC radio playing somber music all day (I was only 5), After that, in 1953, the Queen's coronation and Edmund Hillary and his Nepalese sherpa, Tensing (think that was the same day) and the Stanley Matthew's cup final -No TV for us then, watched the game on 'rich' uncle's house on Bolsover Road, Firth Park and I was 6 by then !  Also  around that time, I recall my dad listening avidly to the boxing on the  'wireless'  Rocky Marciano v (Brit) Don Cockell and I think it was live radio too, even then.

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[mikeG 16]

A ship broke down in the English Channel.  I think it was the Flying Enterprise. 1952.  Captain Carlsen was the last man to be taken off.

[Padders 2,880]

14 hours ago, St Petre said:

1952, King George dying- BBC radio playing somber music all day (I was only 5), After that, in 1953, the Queen's coronation and Edmund Hillary and his Nepalese sherpa, Tensing (think that was the same day) and the Stanley Matthew's cup final -No TV for us then, watched the game on 'rich' uncle's house on Bolsover Road, Firth Park and I was 6 by then !  Also  around that time, I recall my dad listening avidly to the boxing on the  'wireless'  Rocky Marciano v (Brit) Don Cockell and I think it was live radio too, even then.

Just watched that fight Pete..

Took a right hammering did Don..

Just google it and watch it on You Tube..