teachercd Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 So, clearly Corona. I don't really count Ebola or bird flu or swine flu. In my life, the only other thing I can think that was this big of a deal was Y2K. Any of you guys got any others? Maybe the housing bubble bursting? 1 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 The wedding of Charles & Diana. Desert Storm 9/11 Obama's election The premiere of Avengers: Endgame 1 Quote Link to comment
BIG ERN Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 The no fans of March Madness 2020. What an over reaction 1 1 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, BIG ERN said: The no fans of March Madness 2020. What an over reaction It isn't. And sadly, we're all going to find out how it's the right call. 1 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 48 minutes ago, skers83 said: H.I.V Wow, good call. I was super young when that became major news here in the states. Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 48 minutes ago, knapplc said: The wedding of Charles & Diana. Desert Storm 9/11 Obama's election The premiere of Avengers: Endgame 9/11, great call. I didn't think of movies...but When I was a kid one of the Star Trek movies came out and we happened to be by a theater. The line must have wrapped around the entire building, it was unreal. I don't really remember the wedding...I remember when she died. That was crazy huge. Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 Could you imagine Y2K with the social media we have now? My god, I mean...we were already thinking it was going to be like going back to the stone age... Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 1990 — the Internet (sure it "started" in 1983. But wasn't widely used until about 1990) 2004 — Facebook Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 The Macarena EDIT - also, Oppa Gangam Style or whatever that song was called Everyone in the world heard these songs. Crazy. 1 Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Youngsters..... Man walks on the moon 1969. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 9 minutes ago, NUance said: 2004 — Facebook Curious what you mean by this one. Facebook was exclusively for Harvard, then for Ivy League schools and a few others in 2004. Was still exclusively only accessible via college email until 2007 I think. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Landlord said: Curious what you mean by this one. Facebook was exclusively for Harvard, then for Ivy League schools and a few others in 2004. Was still exclusively only accessible via college email until 2007 I think. Yeah, since you were born after 2007 I guess it doesn't apply to you. 1 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 I know we are all thinking it but I will say it... Nude girls on the internet (plus a super slow connection at the dorms at UNL) made for some interesting times! I am going to throw CD's on the list...I was really into tapes (not as much records) but CD's were a game changer...a short one...but still. 1 Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 9 minutes ago, teachercd said: I know we are all thinking it but I will say it... Nude girls on the internet (plus a super slow connection at the dorms at UNL) made for some interesting times! I am going to throw CD's on the list...I was really into tapes (not as much records) but CD's were a game changer...a short one...but still. Obviously Betamax makes your GLOBAL event list too then. 1 Quote Link to comment
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