Things in your lifetime that have been "global"

[SuperBigFan69]

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?  

 

[skers83]

H.I.V

 

[knapplc]

The wedding of Charles & Diana.

Desert Storm

9/11

Obama's election

The premiere of Avengers: Endgame

 

[BIG ERN]

The no fans of March Madness 2020. What an over reaction 

 

[knapplc]

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.

 

[SuperBigFan69]

H.I.V

Wow, good call.  I was super young when that became major news here in the states.

 

[SuperBigFan69]

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.

 

[SuperBigFan69]

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...

 

[NUance]

1990 [SIZE=11pt]— the Internet (sure it "started" in 1983.  But wasn't widely used until about 1990)[/SIZE]

[SIZE=11pt]2004 — Facebook[/SIZE] 

 

[knapplc]

The Macarena

EDIT - also, Oppa Gangam Style or whatever that song was called

Everyone in the world heard these songs. Crazy.

 

[JJ Husker]

Youngsters.....

Man walks on the moon 1969.

 

[Landlord]

[SIZE=11pt]2004 — Facebook[/SIZE] 

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.

 

[NUance]

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.  

 

[SuperBigFan69]

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.

 

[JJ Husker]

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.  :lol: