1. One of the most, if not the most news worthy event that happened during my lifetime is the September 11 attacks. I remember these attacks vividly, though I was just in third grade. When I first found out I was sitting in a third grade classroom and a teacher came in crying and said we had to turn on the T.V. We turned on the T.V. and everyone seemed very confused. It was until later that we had found out that what had happened was an deliberate attack on the U.S. This time was shocking and it is something that will stay with me and I'm sure millions more for the rest of our lives.
2. Hurricane Katrina was a very newsworthy event. Katrina changed the lives of millions of people in the matter of a few days. Many people died and there seemed to be anger in everyone. People believed that the government did everything wrong and that the government was too late to help. Millions of lives were lost and though many helped it was not enough. When first hearing of Hurricane Katrina I felt it was frightening that such an event could happen and there was nothing anybody could do about it.
3. A very important event that happened in my lifetime was that for the first time in history the people have elected a African American man to office. This was very important. I remember when he was elected very clearly. I worked the election polls for the whole election and spent over 14 hours in a small room assisting people with the machines and casting there ballets. When first hearing that Obama had won the election I felt nice to know that for the first time something has happened in history I was sort of apart of. It was a very exciting time in both my life and in U.S. history.
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