Significant moments like Challenger

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Originally Posted by BigMac53

as a 25 year old, some things that come to mind right away are:

Oaklahoma City Bombing
First Gulf War
Sept 11th
First WTC bombing
OJ trial
Columbine
Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
Mandela Election
Bosnian War
LA Riots
Clinton Scandal
Princess Diana's death
TWA flight 800


just a couple that jump out right off the bat. A couple of these events did not directly impact my life as I was pretty young when they happened, but I definitley remember the media coverage and my parents following many of the events closely. There are many more important world events that I remember during my lifetime, but as I said, these few came to mind almost immediately.

Excellent list. These are all things I remember vividly as well. I remember the first gulf war extremely well because I was going to be a senior in high school and all I kept thinking is if this war lasted for an extended time there might be a draft and I was in a prime position to be drafted.