Welcome! I lurked for 2 years before I joined. How about you?
I found FR during the Monica Lewinsky scandal from Drudge’s page. That was 1998. I didn’t have anything I wanted to say until 2000. That’s when I registered.
FR really grabbed me during the 9/11/2001 terrorist attack. I followed real-time news for weeks here.
I found it when Hannity mentioned it in passing as a source for conservative opinion and news. Shortly before the 2000 election.