Think back to a time when you were growing up and something big was going on in the world — 9/11, the Challenger disaster, Watergate. What did you hear about it? Did you have fears? Worries?
One woman we spoke with thought that the Vietnam War, with its guerrilla warfare, meant that gorillas were going to come get her. What misconceptions did you have about the news?
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