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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.1) Pope John Paul II died on April 2nd 2005:
Was constantly channel-hopping on TV looking for the latest news updates or newsflashes about his condition. I found the first announcement of his death on Channel 5 news at 9pm.
2) The Queen Mother died on March 30th 2002:
Was watching "Points of View" on BBC1 when it was interrupted by Peter Sissons.
3) The Twin Towers was bombed in America on September 11th 2001:
Was listening to the radio when the presenter interrupted to say that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Centre building in New York. I wasn't quite aware of how big the building was, and I assumed that it was probably a small plane with one or two people on board. I went and switched on the TV to get news about it, but Neighbours was on. By the time Neighbours finished and the news reprot came on, the second plane had already hit the second tower.
4) Diana, Princess of Wales died on August 31st 1997:
I had just come out of the bathroom (1am) and switched on the radio to hear a report that she had been injured in an accident. I went downstairs to watch for news on TV. For the next 4 hours there were all sorts of rumours and titbits of information flying about, so it was very emotional and cliff-hangy to get information. At about 3am there was an erronious report saying that she had broken her arm but had been seen getting out of the wreckage and walking around. At that point, I thought "OK, that's fine because she's only slightly injured and will not die. I'll just wait a few more minutes until this news is confirmed, and then I'll go to bed."
September 11th 2001
I was at home packing up all of my stuff ready to move house the following day. Decided to give myself a break and watch neighbours and the end of the news. As I switched on the TV the first plane had just hit and the news was being extended. As I watched the debate was that in all likelihood there had been an horrific accident - then the second plane came into view...
I basically watched TV for the rest of the afternoon as the pentagon was hit and the other plane came down. The most frightening thing was that the newsreaders and reporters whom you usually see so emotionless and unflappable in all situations looked truly scared and there was an air of everything being out of control. An hour or so later the professional faces were back on...
9 september...???????
Princess diana's death...i was in bed trying to cope with a hangover from the night before, when i switched on the tv, about 7am sunday morning.
OMAGH BOMB..Playing football for my local side, that saturday afternoon..
SEPT 11.at work talking to a colleague when it came on the radio....
1) I honestly can't remember, I must have been studying!
2) I don't know.
3) At work, and we didn't have a radio/TV, so I got mysterious texts, friends calling and coming by, and didn't really have a clue what happened until I came home and did nothing but stare at the TV for the rest of the evening.
4) In a bus, I met a friend who told me, and I didn't believe me.
5) Had to much to drink and slept in some new, very blue, bedding in my friends apartment. Woke up looking like a Smurf because she hadn't washed it before using it.
6) Don't know
7) Can't remember if that one hit Denmark too
8) I was in my last year of high school, and the whole school were outside watching it
9) Don't know
10) At home
The 2 I remember, and will stay with me for the rest of my life are Princess Diana being killed and September 11th.
My brother woke me to tell me the news about Princess Di. I really thought I was dreaming. It was very upsetting and I got very annoyed in later months with everyone saying it was mass hysteria and totally over the top.
September 11th - this was 2 days before I started my first proper job (I had just finished Uni), and I was filled with hope and excited about the future. I made lunch, put the tele on to watch Neighbours, and thought I had got the wrong channel showing some kind of disaster movie.
I thought it must be a terrible accident. Even when the 2nd plane hit. I still can't believe people can be that evil.
My mum's a teacher and I had to pick her up from the school that day. Of course all the teachers had been in class that afternoon so had no idea, and it was horrible telling everyone and seeing their faces of sheer disbelief.
The school hall had a TV and we all stood in there watching the towers collapse.
Thinking about it now I can still feel the terror, panic and despair.
Like I said, it'll stay with me forever.
1) Don't remember
2) Don't remember , but I remember the funeral as the hearse drove right past my house on the A4
3) Glued to Sky News all day
4) Coming home from a all night rave, trashed and trying to read the Paper (I never usually buy newspapers"
5) First New Years Eve I have NOT been out since my usual place was charging �60 entry instead of the usual �8!!
6)Don't remember
7)The hurricane HA Oct 16 is my birthday and it was ruined
8) Overslept, woke up during it, thought it was still the middle of night and went back to slep
9) Don't rem
10) Don't rem
JFK shot: Don't remember the actual news, as I was three years old at the time; I do remember his funeral being on TV and pre-empting the cartoons I usually watched.
Neil Armstrong on the Moon: At home, watching in on TV.
Princess Diana's death: Was playing an online trivia game in a chatroom when someone typed "Princess Di's been in a car accident. Looks bad." I went and turned the TV on and watched the story unfold.
Queen Mum's death: Read about it online. Same with Charles' engagement to Camilla.
WTC bombing: Woke up, sat down to check my email as I always do. The front page of AOL mentioned a plane had hit the WTC. I thought it was a little Cessna or something. Husband turned on CNN; at that time only the first plane had hit, and there was still a lot of confusion as to what was going on.
September 11th.....one of only two I remember.. I was on my lunch at work, watching TV as usual and watching BBC/Neighbours when news flash came on, I watched the footage of the first plane and then saw live (I think it was) the second plane hit the other tower.
I ran back into the office to tell everyone - although me being thick, I had never heard of the World Trade Centre. Loads of others had and all rushed down to the staff room to watch the footage on the BBC.
Princess Diana's death...my mate owned a newsagents and we used to 'squat' in the flat above. His radio alarm came on at 5:00am to get us up to do the morning papers, and the first words I remember hearing were 'The Princess of Wales has died' and I said to my friend 'What did he just say?'.....from then on it was obvious what had happened, all the newspapers were late so they could cover the terrible news and all the radio/TV stations were giving out what info they had.