What is the biggest thing to happen in your lifespan?

[Cyprus]

As the title asks. In the time that you've been alive, what was the biggest thing that happened? Or the most important? Could be something you remember experiencing or not. Personal or global. Whatever you want to share.
Inspired by this video:

 

[IamRainey]

In my 71 years it would have to be Trump dismantling the United States of America.

 

[Cyprus]

Historically, for me, there are a few contenders. 9/11, the death of the last male Northern White Rhino, the new American president, the first meeting between the leaders of the U.S.A and North Korea, the longest government shutdown in U.S history, the creation of smartphones, Saudi women being able to drive, several wars. I don't know if I could choose the most impactful.

 

[Rose Quartz]

For me Canadian (age 31)

The biggest thing that happened worldwide that I felt really affected me when it happened was 9/11. I was in grade 9 and the principal came into my french class and said the trade center was coming down and we could watch in the A/V room if we wanted to. I had no clue what had happened I thought it was weird and just assumed that it was a big building that was intentionally being torn down. I didn't find out until I got home from school what had actually happened, and I was really upset that I had been so indifferent about it when I was at school. So many people were dying and while it was happening, I didn't care, because of a simple misunderstanding and I didn't think to ask. I had been annoyed that my friends had gone to the A/V room over recess and lunch and weren't hanging out with me. And I felt really guilty when I found out what happened.

On a personal level, the biggest thing that happened was my third lost pregnancy. We had already picked out a name, and we were really excited.

 

[drumstick diva]

so sorry Rose Quartz - on a personal level two miscarriages. Then I had my son 33 years ago. I am 71.

Worldwide 9-11, Kennedy assassination, Challenger explosion

 

[perchie.girl]

In order of importantce to me
son 30 years ago... Death of Kennedy Cuban missile crisis Vietnam Burning of the bra... Designing parts for the Atlas Centaur missile.... Seeing a UFO....

I am 63

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[A_Fowl_Guy]

Major ones that scream is 9/11, Space Suttle Columbia, fall of Saddam Hussein, MOAB in Syria, and Ghadafi assassination.

I’m 29.

 

[Rose Quartz]

so sorry Rose Quartz - on a personal level two miscarriages. Then I had my son 33 years ago. I am 71.

Worldwide 9-11, Kennedy assassination, Challenger explosion

 

[oldrooster]

events that happened in my life that are noteworthy not necessarily anything that had personally happened to me Shuttles Columbia, and Challenger being destroyed, Saigon fell, the hostages being released in Beirut, Iran contra affair, the wall in Germany falling, 9/11, the blizzard of 78, seeing the first woman run for VP, and president, the first black person running for President (he later won but you can't get a chicken without an egg so that's why I said it this way), a former basketball coach stopping a riot on a major university campus over his firing, a girl on the same campus getting national attention over her going missing, Indiana loosening it's blue laws on booze and starting and expanding gambling.

 

[Loopeend]

Personal; I'm don't think I am allowed to tell here. Let's say I am an making it my lifes mission that certain children abuse must go away, and also when that certain abuse happens to adult men and adult females. I still suffer from it daily. More from how it is not taken seriously by family/society/police then the abusers...

9/11 was a thing for me. A big thing. I have never seen anything like it. It was the first time this happened and luckely till now the last time. I was 11 and lived in the Netherlands and I was babysitting the neighbours kids for the first time. Their baby-sitter was sick, and allthough I was young, it was better then nothing and my parents were 2 doors down. Good kids, went to bed around 8 after a conversation about furby's.
Turned on the Tv. The news was on, I liked the news. And all of the sudden the news got stopped for an emergency broadcast (?? I only know these things as a test on the first monday at 12.00 of the month). I didn't quite understand it yet, thought it might be just a 'news thing' so I zapped forward, Belgian 1 and 2, BBC 1 and 2, CNN, Germany 1 and 2, France 1 and 2 (we are such a smal country that everyone just has those channels in our national 24 channel-thing). EVERY channel had the same. I saw the 2nd plane one live and the people falling. Since it was everywhere I knew THIS WAS A THING AND REAL. It was so weird and scary. At that moment it felt like a world war was happening like my grandparents and school talked about, a new ww2. The parents came home, really happy, a bit drunk after their romantic dinner, around half past 9 in the evening and they asked 'how did it go? ' I turned the TV off. And I just, answered like a zombie 'I don't know, it's... something is happening. People died. It's serious. Can't explain.' and walked out. Without saying goodbye to them or the baby sleeping next to me on the couch. It had made me so numb; I don't remember what I did when I got home. I guess I just walked to my room and bed and fell in sleep and woke up without remembering that experience due to being just.. bamboozeling numb? Offcourse everything in the paper and on school was about it; but only after 3 days I let something in. I was just so schocked that I froze?

It was not in a country where I live. But I guess I then realized that it is a real scenario that the world isn't as safe as you think. At every moment such a broadcast can come. Also in your own country. And you don't see it coming. So you have to enjoy life. But somewhere in the back of your mind also know 'what to do just in case'. Because I just went zombie numb. You don't want to do that the next time when it is more close. But the scariest part was that I then learned that I have no say in life. Life can be scary. Someday we can have worldwide broadcasts about some war or a nuclear disaster. And I feel a bit more now for people that actually lived through radio broadcasts of real war.