Princess Diana’s death, for sure. I remember my mother being absolutely distraught, and I didn’t understand why. We’re not British and I’d literally never hear of her (from my mother or otherwise) before her passing and funeral were news. The funeral took place in the middle of the night and I remember her being up super early to watch (and I eventually woke up and joined her).
I’m surprised it was 1997, I would have figured it was '95ish. Can’t believe that’s the first news story I can remember. But we definitely were NOT a news household. Nobody reading the newspaper, no local news on at night or cable TV news on TV all day.
Mine was Desert Storm, but somehow this post unlocked a core memory for me. I remember exactly what I was doing when it was announced she died - I was playing Quake, E2M1 near the start of the level when my mum tapped me on the shoulder.
I wish I could remember other things this easily, lol
Princess Diana’s death, for sure. I remember my mother being absolutely distraught, and I didn’t understand why. We’re not British and I’d literally never hear of her (from my mother or otherwise) before her passing and funeral were news. The funeral took place in the middle of the night and I remember her being up super early to watch (and I eventually woke up and joined her).
I’m surprised it was 1997, I would have figured it was '95ish. Can’t believe that’s the first news story I can remember. But we definitely were NOT a news household. Nobody reading the newspaper, no local news on at night or cable TV news on TV all day.
Mine was Desert Storm, but somehow this post unlocked a core memory for me. I remember exactly what I was doing when it was announced she died - I was playing Quake, E2M1 near the start of the level when my mum tapped me on the shoulder.
I wish I could remember other things this easily, lol
A lot of American women really admired her, my wife included. She was heartbroken at her death. We stayed up all night watching it.