My First Historical Memory

  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    11 years old (my great aunt)
    This war was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1st of November, 1955 to 30th of April, 1975.
    Vietman War - Wikipedia
  • Hungarian war

    Hungarian war
    9 years old (my great aunt)
    Was a national revolution from 23th October to 10th November 1956.
    Hungarian Revolution
  • Burial of a military man from the Ifni war in Vigo

    Burial of a military man from the Ifni war in Vigo
    10 years old (my great uncle)
    The Ifni War was various incursions into Spanish West Africa by Moroccan insurgents. It began the 23th of October, 1957 to 30th of june, 1958.
    Ifni War -Wikipedia
  • Kennedy assassination

    Kennedy assassination
    14 years old (my grandmother)
    John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was riding with his wife Jacqueline when he was fatally shot by Lee Harvey Oswald.
    Kennedy assassination - Wikipedia
  • Man's arrival to the moon

    Man's arrival to the moon
    14 and (my great uncle) 19 years old (my grandmother)
    Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Neil Armstrong was the first person to step onto the lunar surface.
    Apollo 11 - Wikipedia
  • 1972 Munich Olympics Games

    1972 Munich Olympics Games
    6 years old (my uncle)
    Was an international multi-sport event in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972.
    During this event there was a terrorist atack, in which eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed.
    Munich 1972
  • The arrival of color TV to Spain

    The arrival of color TV to Spain
    14 years old (my great uncle)
    First color tests was in 1972. Full-time color broadcasts were in 1977.
    Timeline of color TV - Wikipedia
  • Franco's death

    Franco's death
    9 and 16 years old (my great aunts)
    Francisco Franco was a Spanish dictator from 1939 to 1975. When he died, started the transition of the Spanish democracy.
    Franco's death
  • ETA attacks - Assassination of a 13-year-old boy

    ETA attacks - Assassination of a 13-year-old boy
    15 years old (my great uncle)
    A 13-year-old boy was killed when he hit a sports bag containing a bomb while playing in the street.
    ETA was a terrorist organization that carried out attacks between 1968 and 2010.
    Azcoitia attack
    ETA - Wikipedia
  • 23-F Tejero coup

    23-F Tejero coup
    5 years old (my uncle)
    Was a coup failed in which Tejero and 200 armed Civil Guard officers were into the Congress of Deputies shooting up.
    23-F - Wikipedia
  • Chernobyl accident

    Chernobyl accident
    12 years old (my mother)
    Was a nuclear accident that occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in the north of the Ukrainian. It is considered the worst nuclear disaster in history.
    Chernobyl accident - Wikipedia
  • Barcelona Olympic city announcement

    Barcelona Olympic city announcement
    14 years old (my father)
    Juan Antonio Samaranch announced that Barcelona had won the bid to host the Games of the XXVth Olympiad.
    Barcelona Olympic
  • Hipercor's ETA terrorist attack

    Hipercor's ETA terrorist attack
    12 years old (my aunt)
    Was a car bomb attack by ETA at the Hipercor shopping centre on Barcelona, that killed 21 people and injured 45.
    Hipercor attack - Wikipedia
  • The fall of the Berlin Wall

    The fall of the Berlin Wall
    11 years old (my uncle)
    Was the end of the division of Germany into two parts and the start of the fall of communism.
    Berlin Wall - Wikipedia
  • The Gulf war

    The Gulf war
    18 yerars old (my aunt)
    Was a war against Irak from 2nd of August, 1990 to 28th of February, 1991.
    The Gulf War - Wikipedia
  • Barcelona Olympics Games

    Barcelona Olympics Games
    12 years old (my aunt)
    Was an international multi-sport event in Barcelona (Spain) from 25th of July to 9th of August, 1992.
    Barcelona'92
  • Terrorist accident in Vitoria-Gasteiz by ETA

    13 years old (my aunt)
    A terrorist wears a backpack with explosives that exploded by accident in the center of Vitoria.
    Terrorist accident
  • Miguel Angel Blanco's murder, caused by ETA

    Miguel Angel Blanco's murder, caused by ETA
    7 years old (my mother's cousin)
    M. A. Blanco was kidnapped by ETA which threatened to assassinate him unless the Spanish Government started to transfer all ETA prisoners to prisons in the Basque Country within 48 hours. Thousands of people took to the streets to demand his release. Finally ETA killed him.
  • Solar eclipse in Maracaibo (Venezuela)

    Solar eclipse in Maracaibo (Venezuela)
    4 years old (my mother's cousin)
    Was a total solar eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun.
    Solar eclipse
  • Millennium change "2000 effect"

    Millennium change "2000 effect"
    6 years old (my mother's cousin)
    Refers to events related to the formatting and storage of calendar data for dates beginning in the year 2000.
    2000 effect
  • Terrorist attack twin towers

    Terrorist attack twin towers
    16 years old (my mother's cousin)
    Was a terrorist attack by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda. Two planes crashed into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center complex in Manhattan.
    11-S
  • The 2004 Athens Olympics

    The 2004 Athens Olympics
    7 years old (my mother's cousin)
    Was an international multi-sport event in Athens (Greece) from 13th to 29th of August, 2004.
    Athens 2004
  • Romania's entry to the European Union

    Romania's entry to the European Union
    20 years old (my mother's cousin)
    On 1 January 2007, Bulgaria and Romania became member states of the European Union.
    Romania EU - Wikipedia
  • Spain 2010 analog blackout

    Spain 2010 analog blackout
    17 years old (my mother's cousin)
    Is the process in which older analog television is replaced by digital television.
    Analog Blackout
  • Terrorist attack in Toulouse

    Terrorist attack in Toulouse
    8 years old (my cousin)
    Mohamed Merah did a terrorist attack at a Jewish school.
    Terrorist attack in Toulouse
  • 2017 Catalan independence referendum

    2017 Catalan independence referendum
    10 years old (my brother)
    Was an independence referendum in Catalonia against the will of the Spanish state, who declarate it unconstitutional.
    1-O - Wikipedia
  • Covid-19 pandemic

    Covid-19 pandemic
    10 year old (my cousin)
    Is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) caused by a coronavirus (SARS‑CoV‑2).
    Covid-19 pandemic - Wikipedia