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gillo's post which started with those days you remember all your life, and was going to post a comment, realised it would be enormous if I got started, and decided to make my own post.
I have no idea what I was doing when President Kennedy died - although I vaguely remember seeing pictures in the paper. I have no idea what I was doing when Elvis died, and it didn't bother me much. I do remember the day the first men walked on the moon - the headmaster at school spoke of it in assembly, and I can remember seeing very shadowy pictures on TV.
I realised that many of the 'I remember what I was doing' days are related to Royal events....
( Of royal marriages and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales )
And again I wonder at the TV reporters talking about 'The people who all revere the Princess' - as we have become a more secular society it seems we have to now set up false God(desses) and worship them instead.
Mind you - there was one good thing that came out of that week - we decided we would have to get satellite TV.....
ETA - my daughter has just pointed out to me that I also have a very clear memory of what I was doing the day they reported on the explosion at Chernobyl...
gillo's post which started with those days you remember all your life, and was going to post a comment, realised it would be enormous if I got started, and decided to make my own post.I have no idea what I was doing when President Kennedy died - although I vaguely remember seeing pictures in the paper. I have no idea what I was doing when Elvis died, and it didn't bother me much. I do remember the day the first men walked on the moon - the headmaster at school spoke of it in assembly, and I can remember seeing very shadowy pictures on TV.
I realised that many of the 'I remember what I was doing' days are related to Royal events....
( Of royal marriages and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales )
And again I wonder at the TV reporters talking about 'The people who all revere the Princess' - as we have become a more secular society it seems we have to now set up false God(desses) and worship them instead.
Mind you - there was one good thing that came out of that week - we decided we would have to get satellite TV.....
ETA - my daughter has just pointed out to me that I also have a very clear memory of what I was doing the day they reported on the explosion at Chernobyl...
