The world of television and news has changed the way humans experience major world events together. Whether it’s breaking stories or unforgettable interviews, every century has packed its own bundle of memorable tales. “Where Were You?” moments are events that made us pick up the phone the second they happened and call our loved ones. Before social media, a “where were you” moment was much easier to come by. Heck, before cable television, there were only a few channels to watch, and if something significant was on the news, it would for sure make the cut.
We chose moments in history that we think would still hold their value in the 21st century. These events are timeless and will always hold up against the tests of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. I’m only 25, so chances are I was not even around for half of these, but “where were you?”
2018: The Wild Boars
Let’s start with one of the more recent events in history, and work our way down to the 1950s. No one can forget the harrowing story of the little league soccer team in Thailand that was trapped deep in a flooded cave for ten days before being found alive by professional cave divers. The group stayed alive in the pitch black, by eating what it is they had on them and drinking the water dripping off the cave’s walls.
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Moreover, the team’s brave young coach had taught the boys Buddhist meditation to pass the time and keep their sanity. It would still take weeks to get the boys out of the cave, and news coverage of their rescue was almost constant until the last person (the coach) was rescued from the cave.