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nickgusset  Shizzlehurst 12 Oct 16 11.07pm |
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I once saw Claude Davis play a full game without being booked.
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 lankygit Lincoln 13 Oct 16 12.23am |
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Other historic events I can think of, as well as those mentioned above, in my lifetime ( I was born in 1950)include:
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| Dan Theolmesdaleroad Up north 13 Oct 16 1.28am |
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Iranian Embassy siege, 1980. While they all occurred in my lifetime, the Challenger explosion was maybe the first significant event I can really remember.
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| Midlands Eagle 13 Oct 16 6.12am |
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Originally posted by lankygit
The end of steam powered trains on the BR network. The coronation of the Queen. I used to live in Worcester Park and often went to school in Kingston by train and used to love standing on the platform at Raynes Park or Wimbledon watching the steam trains thundering past. I had just started primary school when the queen was coronated (new word) and we were all given a commemorative silver tea spoon and mine still has pride of place on my sideboard
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| Midlands Eagle 13 Oct 16 6.16am |
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No-one mentioned England winning the world cup.
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| Southampton_Eagle At the after party 13 Oct 16 7.37am |
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Originally posted by martin2412
I must admit that I have pinched this thread from another forum, but it was a really interesting read. Within my lifetime there has been: Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon - I just about remember that as I was only 5. The three day week. Rubbish in the streets, power cuts etc. Elvis Presley dying. My mum bawled her eyes out. The Falklands. Hillsborough, Heysel, Bradford. The Yorkshire Ripper. The Berlin Wall coming down. Diana's death and the faux mourning the country went into. 9/11 - all in glorious live colour. I've probably missed out loads. Anyone else have memories of major events in their lifetime ? I was born in August '77 so off your list it's the death of Elvis downwards. Not that I remember Elvis dying or the Falklands. I do remember coming home from school and watching the Challenger explode on live tv.
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Y Ddraig Goch  In The Crowd 13 Oct 16 7.52am |
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Originally posted by martin2412
I must admit that I have pinched this thread from another forum, but it was a really interesting read. Within my lifetime there has been: Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon - I just about remember that as I was only 5. The three day week. Rubbish in the streets, power cuts etc. Elvis Presley dying. My mum bawled her eyes out. The Falklands. Hillsborough, Heysel, Bradford. The Yorkshire Ripper. The Berlin Wall coming down. Diana's death and the faux mourning the country went into. 9/11 - all in glorious live colour. I've probably missed out loads. Anyone else have memories of major events in their lifetime ?
Even though things had been changing, the fall of the Berlin Wall was a real wow moment. John Lennon being shot
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| Part Time James 13 Oct 16 8.53am |
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Ffs. You do make me laugh but do you ever take anything seriously james Boobies.
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 becky over the moon 13 Oct 16 9.05am |
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Being of the *ahem* older generation on here, I cover all of the above plus...... -King George's funeral plus probably a lot more that I can't remember
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Kermit8  Hevon 13 Oct 16 10.11am |
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Scores i can remember but the ones that stand out in chronological order.. The Munich Olympics Massacre Growing up with the very real threat of nuclear war over most of those years... then disaster after disaster 1985-89 Piper Alpha/Kings Cross/Zeebrugge/Heysel/Clapham Junction/Stock Aitken and Waterman/Lockerbie/Kegworth/Marchioness/Bradford/Manchester runway plane fire Berlin wall being pummelled. Probably the biggest event out of any. Then onto 1990 and England at the World Cup and also Thatcher getting the boot from her own lot. Lovely.
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| Midlands Eagle 13 Oct 16 10.16am |
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One of the most important memories in my lifetime was the introduction of soft toilet paper
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| Midlands Eagle 13 Oct 16 10.18am |
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Originally posted by martin2412
Diana's death and the faux mourning the country went into. I must admit that I was one of those in mourning for the untimely passing of Diana Dors
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