Articles Bot wrote:These are a countdown of the top 10 moments from the past 10 years that will go down in TV history. In some cases it will be because of the sheer magnitude of the event, the impact it has had on television, or the entertainment value it has given us.
Not all of the events are good moments, but the...
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Some more TV moments that I recall. Unfortunately, most are not happy events.
I have chosen not to double up on any of yours Battye.
2002 - The first Bali bombing (there was another in 2005)
2003 - Avian Bird Flu H5N1 outbreak
2003 - The War In Iraq. A very memorable moment as Iraq's Information Minister says "there is no invasion."
........On TV the world is watching as US tanks roll up the street behind him.
2004 - The Madrid train bombing
2004 - The Danish Royal Wedding (because this list needs a little happiness)
2004 - The Asian Boxing Day tsunami (up to 250,000 people lost, it still shocks me)
2005 - The London train bombing
2005 - A Cricket moment here. England won the Ashes...or Australia lost the Ashes, for the first time in 16 years.
2009 - Swine Flu outbreak in Mexico
2009 - Lance Armstrong's comeback to The Tour de France
A nice quote I found while checking dates.
"... I'll meet you 'round the bend my friend, where hearts can heal and souls can mend..."
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