"J.D. Giorgis" wrote: > > > Today in History > > By The Associated Press > > > > Today is Monday, Jan. 28, the 28th day of 2002. > > There are 337 days left in the year. > > > > Today's Highlight in History: > > > > On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger > > exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape > > Canaveral, killing all seven crew members. > > > > On this date: > > > > In 1596, English navigator Sir Francis Drake died > > off the coast of Panama; he was buried at sea. > > 15 years ago today was one of those moments that you > never forget where you were when you heard the news, > days like Pearl Harbor, JFK being shot, the shooting > starting in the Gulf War.... Sept. 11th.....
I just don't remember the dates :) > "Dude, I wasn't *born* yet!" > > Yikes! Mine was having to explain the smurfs to someone.. *sigh* > As for myself, I was in Third Grade at the time, and > my class was one of the only ones that would not be > watching it live, as we had "Gym class" during that > time slot at the end of the day. After class, word > that the shuttle had blown up had started to > circulate, but it was hard to really believe it until > I got home and my mother immediately directed me to > the telvision where they were replaying that video in > a continuous loop. It was a truly stunning moment to > watch, and indeed, the *smell* of the cookies that my > mother was baking that day is still fresh in my mind. 5th grade. My teacher let the 3 of us in the "gifted student achievement program" eat our lunch in one of the classrooms with a TV. > So, in the immortal words of Ronald Reagan: > "We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw > them, this morning, as they prepared for the journey > and waved goodbye and 'slipped the surly bonds of > earth' to 'touch the face of God.'" I can't believe the shiver I get when I reread that speech. -j- -- moo.
