An interesting question:

@flpoolbum (2978)
United States
February 15, 2020 6:22pm CST
I saw a good discussion topic on Twitter that I wanted to pose: What was the first major news event that you remembered in your lifetime? For me, it was the assassination of JFK. I was four at the time, close in age to John F. Kenedy, Jr. when it happened.
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@BarBaraPrz (45487)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
17 Feb 20
Might have been the launch of Sputnik.
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