Besides 9/11, what's a major historical event you lived through that you’ll never forget where you were when it happened?

[BigBlackSea]

Katrina, Obama, Occupy Wall Street, Covid, Ferguson

 

[SupaDupaFresh]

Really, why? From New York and lived through it but was too young to understand what was going on and to remember it.

You don't remember literally no power in all of the entire city for the entire day? I remember my whole family gathered at my moms crib for the night so that no one was stuck home with nothing. We had to light candles just to see each other. Remember stores staying open for folks even with no lights or power. And this was before smartphones. I remember walking outside and just being completely amazed at what it felt like, just for one night, to see the Bronx with no lights, no electronics, no "noise" besides cars. Just barren. I will never forget that night for sure.

 

[LuuqMaan]

London 7/7
That Muslim breh slicing the head of an army guy in broad daylight and declaring Jihad

A young breh like me didn’t wear my Muslim garments for many Fridays those times

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Sports wise

I’m an Arsenal fan. I seen dark times brehs but I shall overcome it

 

[Jaylen Tatum]

Roc a fella breaking up

 

[NoirDynosaur]

Not really major, but the '03 blackout

03' blackout was huge

Everybody was outside socializing.

It was hot as hell during that summer

 

[keon]

Makaveli album debut & hearing “Against all odds” for the 1st time

me and 4 of my childhood homies went to the record store and bought the CD at the same time

 

[MrSpook]

Shidd.

Kd leaving to the team that just whooped his ass

 

[parallax]

First big event I could remember pretty well was the LA Riots....I was in elementary school back then.
Northridge earthquake in 94 was a pretty big event for me.
Columbine happened right when I was going into high school...never looked at a cac in trench coat the same again.
OJ of course.
I remember Magic retiring vaguely, but do remember the fallout very well.

the riots were insane. it really felt like the world was coming to an end. people openly running around with ill gotten gains. everything seemed like it was on fire. there was a liquor store on central that burned down they never rebuilt on. just a square lot. my grandma made all of us stay with her during the riots just so we were close and threaten my aunt not to bring any of that shyt back home with her

 

[RhymesWell]

MJ last shot in the finals 98. As a kid he was like watching a superhero in the flesh.

 

[QU Hectic]

Not really major, but the '03 blackout

This. I was in West Palm Beach and had my moms niece from the UK visiting NYC when it happened.

 

[scorpino]

The crocodile hunter dying

I know it wasn’t huge news but I read it on the coli as soon as it happened

 

[TaxCollector13459]

Covid
9/11
Somali civil war 91….I was getting chased by rebels ducking bazookas
Soooky era



Fred

My 1SG was a Specialst in somalia (1SG Fibbs), he was the NCOIC of the RASP programs before CSM Navrone took over last I heard

 

[lightskin jermaine]

The OJ not guilty verdict being read. The entire elementary school ran out of the classrooms in celebration teachers were hot!

 

[Dash_97]

I don’t want to parrot other answers so I’ll say an obscure one. That earthquake that hit the East Coast in like 2011. My older brother and I were chilling at home and after it happened, we both looked at each other like “Was that an earthquake?”

 

[Wild self]

This. Everyone I texted didn’t believe me.

And 3/14/2020.

I remembered walking up to a store and it was like we’re closed because of Coronavirus.

It ain’t been the same since I read that note on that door.

Tell me about it.

3/14/2020 was the last time I ate at a sit down restaurant, only for it to shut down less than 2 days later.

I remember the first COVID death back in Sunday, March 1st 2020. That was a bizarre day.