All Categories› The Rail

You need to be logged in to your Sky Poker account above to post discussions and comments.

You might need to refresh your page afterwards.

Name the 5 most sensational news stories in your lifetime

Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,530
in The Rail

This will vary, to a degree, based on age, but I'll start with these 5;


Assassination of JFK


The Aberfan Disaster


Watergate


Assassination of John Lennon


9/11



I wanted to include Princess Di, but just can't exclude any of the above.


Over to you.








· Share on Twitter

Comments

  • madprofmadprof Member Posts: 3,458
    Moon landing 1969

    Fall of the Berlin Wall 70's?

    World Cup win 66

    Elvis Presley's death? 80's?

    And yes Princess Di's death....I remember turning the TV on in the morning ( not knowing what had happened) and every channel just had sombre music
    · Share on Twitter
  • MISTY4MEMISTY4ME Member Posts: 6,316
    madprof said:

    Moon landing 1969

    Fall of the Berlin Wall 70's? 1989 from memory

    World Cup win 66

    Elvis Presley's death? 80's? 1977

    And yes Princess Di's death....I remember turning the TV on in the morning ( not knowing what had happened) and every channel just had sombre music

    ....as did ALL Radio Stations..... I was driving to golf job at 6.30am and I thought the Queen (or QueenMother) must have died
    · Share on Twitter
  • MISTY4MEMISTY4ME Member Posts: 6,316
    1. 9/11

    2. Moon Landing .....only just remember it.

    3. Princess Di's death

    4. Falklands War

    5. Thatcher very nearly getting BLOWN UP in Brighton Grand Hotel :o:s
    · Share on Twitter
  • rabdenirorabdeniro Member Posts: 4,430
    The Aberfan disaster

    Dunblane massacre

    O J Simpson trial

    David Koresh | Waco

    Raoul Moat Manhunt
    · Share on Twitter
  • DarntootinDarntootin Member Posts: 1,521
    edited July 26
    "Freddie Starr ate my hamster" - 1986

    "The hand of God" - 1986

    "Werewolf seized in Southend" - 1987

    "World War 2 bomber found on the moon" - 1988

    "David Cameron f***ing a pigs head" - 2015

    · Share on Twitter
  • mumsiemumsie Member Posts: 7,991
    Two days where time stood still.

    The Dunblane massacre & 911.
    · Share on Twitter
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,530

    Amazing how we all seem to have little crossover.

    Great shout by @rabdeniro to include the O J Simpson palaver, what a story that was. I might have to "drop" John Lennon to make room for OJ.

    · Share on Twitter
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,530
    edited July 27

    Falklands War ( @MISTY4ME ) is another great shout. Think I watched every news bulletin on every channel for the entire duration, & I bet I've got 20 or more books about it at home too. Stunning story.
    · Share on Twitter
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,530

    The attempt to kill Lady Thatcher at The Grand Hotel in Brighton is a good shout, but I've included her in my "Politicians" list.

    Incidentally, it never stopped her delivering her speech - right on time - later the same day, looking immaculate as always.
    · Share on Twitter
  • tai-gartai-gar Member Posts: 2,688
    edited July 26
    Most memorable for me;

    Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
    Aberfan disaster
    1966 world Cup
    Moon Landing
    Princess Diana incident/accident
    · Share on Twitter
  • TheEdge949TheEdge949 Member Posts: 5,686
    Hilsborough Disaster (comes in first because I was there)

    Apollo 13

    9/11

    7/7

    Falklands War
    · Share on Twitter
  • MISTY4MEMISTY4ME Member Posts: 6,316
    edited July 27
    TheEdge949 said:

    Hilsborough Disaster

    (comes in first because I was there)

    Apollo 13

    9/11

    7/7

    Falklands War
    How could I forget the Hillsborough Disaster, when it happened down the Road from where I lived, and at the OWLS ground ? :'(

    So I will put it in at 5. and put Thatcher and the Tories being Bombed in the Political List
    · Share on Twitter
  • rabdenirorabdeniro Member Posts: 4,430
    I could put at least 5 sporting tragedies on there own, which were remarkable at the time,

    Ibrox disaster

    Munich

    Heysel

    Bradford Fire

    Death of Ayrton Senna
    · Share on Twitter
  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,819
    I should have got in quicker.

    Once you have read some of the other contributions, you want to mention 10, or 15 not 5, because it is so hard to rule any out.
    I am just going to say 9/11 is my number one choice.
    Purely because of the scale of it, and the fact that the casualties were at work, and not engaged in a war.
    And also because when we woke up on the 12th, the world had changed.

    I will come back with the other 4.
    · Share on Twitter
  • TheEdge949TheEdge949 Member Posts: 5,686
    rabdeniro said:

    I could put at least 5 sporting tragedies on there own, which were remarkable at the time,

    Ibrox disaster

    Munich

    Heysel

    Bradford Fire

    Death of Ayrton Senna

    Away from sport there are so many others, Dunblane, Hungerford, Lockerbie, Herald of Free Enterprise, Space Shuttle, MH470, Penlee Lifeboat etc.
    · Share on Twitter
  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,819
    edited July 27
    HAYSIE said:

    I should have got in quicker.

    Once you have read some of the other contributions, you want to mention 10, or 15 not 5, because it is so hard to rule any out.
    I am just going to say 9/11 is my number one choice.
    Purely because of the scale of it, and the fact that the casualties were at work, and not engaged in a war.
    And also because when we woke up on the 12th, the world had changed.

    I will come back with the other 4.

    For the other 4, I am going for,

    Aberfan.
    JFK.
    Moon Landing.
    Berlin Wall.

    Here are a couple of reminders.

    The Biggest News Story Every Year Since 1950
    https://247wallst.com/special-report/2020/01/17/the-biggest-news-story-every-year-since-1950-4/

    The 60 Biggest News Moments of All Time
    https://www.tvguide.com/news/new-amazon-prime-video-shows-movies-july-2024/
    · Share on Twitter
  • EnutEnut Member Posts: 3,517
    I'm not including the World Cup win or landing on the moon as I wasn't really switched on to world events at the time (being only 1 and 4 respectively).

    So.....

    The Falklands war, remember going into the Physics lab every break and lunchtime to watch the latest news.

    The SAS ending the Iranian Embassy seige, thus cementing their legendary status.

    The Space Shuttle disaster, the 1986 one, so shocking at the time, it's only when you look into the cause that you realise they were lucky not to have lost one before.

    9/11 we were driving back from Hampshire listening to it all unfold on the radio, then I spent the rest of the day watching it all on TV. To this day I'm not convinced that the US airforce didn't shoot down the last plane. I distinctly remember it being tracked by fighter jets on the day, then it suddenly crashed. It may well have been brought down by the heroic attempts of some of the passengers to regain control and that is certainly a much easier story to sell after the event, but I'm not so sure.

    Diana's death. Very tragic, remains one for the conspiracy theorists.
    · Share on Twitter
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,530
    edited July 27
    @Enut


    The SAS ending the Iranian Embassy seige, thus cementing their legendary status.


    What a story that was. I remember it as if it were yesterday. Was watching the World Snooker Final, Alex Higgins v Cliff Thorburn, & THEY CUT IT OFF. Like most, I was initially furious, but once the end of the siege unfolded, it was one of THE great pieces of televised news.

    I can't quite put it in my Top 5, but it certainly belongs somewhere.

    Hard to believe it was 44 years ago.
    · Share on Twitter
  • EnutEnut Member Posts: 3,517
    Tikay10 said:

    @Enut


    The SAS ending the Iranian Embassy seige, thus cementing their legendary status.


    What a story that was. I remember it as if it were yesterday. Was watching the World Snooker Final, Alex Higgins v Cliff Thorburn, & THEY CUT IT OFF. Like most, I was initially furious, but once the end of the siege unfolded, it was one of THE great pieces of televised news.

    I can't quite put it in my Top 5, but it certainly belongs somewhere.

    Hard to believe it was 44 years ago.

    Three on your list I simply don't remember experiencing first hand i.e. at the time, so I have a few places to play with. One of the benefits of being young(er)!
    · Share on Twitter
Sign In or Register to comment.