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JFK - Not born.
Moon landing - Not born.
John Lennon - Too young to remember.
Challenger - I was in third grade and the principal came over the intercom and told everyone what had happened. My teacher left the room crying.
Berlin Wall - I watched it on TV as it happened. I had been studying the Cold War in school (I was in 7th grade I think), so I was glued to the TV all night.
Gulf War - I was riding home with my family after having eaten dinner out; I was terrified that something bad was going to happen to us. I was in 8th grade.
First WTC attack - I was in high school, but I really don't remember what I was doing when I first heard about it.
9/11 - I was 5 months pregnant at the time and had just dropped my hubby off at work; he had been gone for a month long military training and had flown in the night before. I had to take my mom to the dentist that day and didn't actually get to see coverage until late afternoon; I listened to everything as it happened on the radio.
Columbia - I think I was at home, but I don't really remember that well.
How about Waco? I remember that clearly...I was in 10th grade health class, and my normally very boring, very calm teacher ran in wild-eyed shouting "Waco is on fire! Waco is on fire!". He turned on the TV and we didn't do any work the rest of the day.
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"They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king"
Formerly Medusa
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