In your lifetime, what is the most profound historical happening that you rememb

Question: In your lifetime, what is the most profound historical happening that you remember!?

I remember seeing president Nixon on television announcing the end of American involvement in the Vietnam war!. Even at that young age, I felt tremendous relief for everyone!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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The defeat of the Soviet Union by the Mujahideen in Afghanistan in 1989!.

You're probably thinking "Huh!?" -- but wait, this is the one event that has had the deepest repercussions for the whole world, and led directly to the world in which we now live!. From that defeat comes:
1!. The fall of the Berlin Wall and the break-up of the U!.S!.S!.R!.
2!. The wars in the former Yugoslavia and the wars of rebellion in Chechnya!.
3!. the birth of Al-Qaeda as a force to continue the Jihad against the infidels!.
4!. the attacks of 11 September 2001!.!.!. which led to!.!.!.
5!. the American-led invasion / occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq !.!.!. which led to !.!.!.
6!. the Madrid train bombings of 11 March 2004 !.!.!.
7!. the London bombings of 7 July 2005 !.!.!.
!.!.!.!.!.and who knows what's next !?!?!?!?!?!.!.!.!.

Oh, and did i mention!.!.!.
8!. the resurgence of global capitalism as "globalization", and
9!. the final unification of the European Union (which wouldn't have been possible during the Cold War)!.

I defy you to find a recent historical event with more sparks shooting off in all directions!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It is a tie between the day that Princess Di died and 9-11!. In both of those, it was like a shock wave that hit everyone!. Those were the two silent days!. The days where you went to school and no one really talked!. Shock and Silence!. Some cried, and some really didn't know what to do, but really no one talked or chatted or laughed like a normal day!. And yet, you somehow felt closer to everyone!. Anyways, those are the two that really stuck out for me!. I guess there weren't really any really happy ones like the end of a war, but I'm sure there will be eventually!. It makes you wonder then, which would stick out more!.!.!. the sad ones or the happy ones!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

I don't actually remember it, because only a few scientists and engineers recognized its importance, but the release of the Intel 4004 microprocceser in 1971 has to rank high!.

The development of the microchip, whatever date you want to link it to, revolutionized the way life is lived in ways that will be hard to imagine for people who grew up afterwards!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Beating the Aggie's in Double quick time in the Falklands war!. I suppose you could also say, the two bombings, 07-07-05 and 09-11-01, Big tragedies, and maybe a bit of a wake up call to the realities to terrorism, also the Tsunami in Indonesia!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

9-11 was a scary moment for everyone!. I remember; I was in school sitting in my first homeroom class!.!.!.we all heard this!. We all got really confused, lots of worries, scare!.!.!.etc!. I'll never forget that day thinking that the world may be over or something major bad would happen to all of us!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

9-11 for me, definitely!.

I was in English class in high school!. We were discussing the Cast of Amontillado when the principal came on over the loudspeaker!. He told us that the WTC had been hit, and he was crying!. I think I'll always remember that!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I agree with one of the answers, 9/11!. I remember having to leave school and go to my local church to pray!. A few of the parents were worried because some of there relatives lived close to where 9/11 happened or worked there!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I remember being in class my senior year of highschool when my teacher put on the news and I saw the planes go into the towers, which marked 9/11!. I remember being absolutely stunned!Www@QuestionHome@Com

My birth!. Where I started to remember my history!. Everyone has there own happenings, its called their life!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The day Ren & Stimpy disappeared from Nickelodeon ='[Www@QuestionHome@Com

1997 Handover
9/11
The 2004 Tsunami
Hurricane Katrina !.!.!.etcWww@QuestionHome@Com

Electing Bush again in 2004!. It destroyed America!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The day President Kennedy was shot, and 9/11Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Moon landing, I was eleven and convinced we would be living there before now, what a let down!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

year 2000, turn of the milleniumWww@QuestionHome@Com

tsunami in indonesiaWww@QuestionHome@Com

Pretty sure 9-11 is right up there!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

When I was bornWww@QuestionHome@Com