Theme 11 of 13

History Witnessed

The world events they lived through.

10 from Mum 0 from Dad
Mum

How did you experience neil armstrongs first steps on the moon?

When the moon landing took place on July 20.1969 I was firstly staying at the Newport Beach Hotel in California and then flying from Los Angeles Back to…

Mum

How do you get your news what news interests you?

What news interests you? News delivery has changed so much...it used to be morning, and also evening, newspapers, the radio and TV. For me TV news has killed…

Mum

How has the country changed during your lifetime?

I feel a little schizophrenic about this one.... because part of me thinks how much has changed in the UK where I grew up and the other part…

Mum

How is life different today compared to when you were a child?

Change evolves slowly over time as it is absorbed into daily life. It is only when you look back that you realise how much has truly changed. So…

Mum

What does veterans day mean to you?

Veteran's Day means remembering the sacrifices men & women and their familied have made in the name of working towards a world that is a better place for…

Mum

What inventions have had the biggest impact on your daytoday life?

So many inventions in my lifetime! which would I prefer to not do without? Easily enough …. it would be the PC. Where would we be without all…

Mum

What was life like in the 60s?

Before I can think back to life in the 60’s I should recall who I was back then. It was a decade full of change, I started as…

Mum

Whats the first major news story you can remember living through as a child

Sheila and I used to walk to school together when we lived in Whitley Bay. I went to Bygate Infants School while she walked on around the corner…

Mum

Where did you go on your honeymoon?

Dad & I took off on our honeymoon after our ‘wedding breakfast’. We were married at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Bromley, Kent by the Minister there the Rev.…

Mum

Where were you when you found out that jfk had been assassinated how did it affect you?

When JFK was assassinated on November 22 1963, I was in Grade 12 my last year at Beckenham Grammar School for Girls. I was studying for my 'A'Levels…

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