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Yeah, but you spoke Spanish when you were 5.   

Well its the big 40 for me next year .... so if we're talking things I can remember then it's probably half the technology we take for granted, almost certainly 1 war for every year of my life, at least one very high profile and controversial death, several breakthroughs in medicine.
The things which stand out and have had a direct effect on me .....

9/11.
Death of Diana Princess of Wales.
Kidney transplants (My Mum has recently had one).
Concorde being withdrawn from service.
The first Gulf war (thought I was going to be called up and remember the first night of it  distinctly).

cheers
eno

For me there are two separate issues.
What I remember and what has happened.
Born 14 June 1987. What has happened has already been said.

The events that really stand out to me are more local. I also exclude all recent events - i.e from 9/11 onwards:


Princess Diana - that had a real affect on me.
Our first Microsoft Windows computer - a 95. It even had one of 'em new fangled cd-rom drives and a mouse! lol!

Bosnia/kosova - I remember talk about the stuff at the time.

Most of the stuff though would be things like our election of Tony Blair - no more needs to be said there and things like pileups, road crashes, horrible news items and just ones own experiences. Being only 17 I've on;y just woken up to reality in life - I'm taking in now whats going on.

Ben

December 31st 1999 16:00HRs.

I removed the last uniform and burned it that I will ever have to wear
Don't get me wrong I had an excellent military and commercial career and never once regretted it

But as of  that date I now:
-get up when I want
-eat and drink when I want
-shave when I want
-fly when I want
AND:
All of the above are subject to the approval of the old girl depending on what she wants LOL

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug