O.J. & Flashbulb Memories

The latest O.J. saga has got me thinking. (A scary notion, I know.)

You see, we talk about "Flashbulb" memories, and for me the O.J. Verdict is definitely one. So...


Do you remember where you were when the:
1. Space shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986?
2. O.J. Verdict was read in 1995?
3. Planes hit on 9/11/2001?


I was:
1. In the basement of St. Rose of Lima school in a 5th grade classroom - the principal (Mr. Skinner) came on over the intercom and announced it.
2. Dazed and confused after just waking up (I had been up until 2 a.m. or so putting our college paper - The Aquin - to bed), I was walking down the stairs of a two-story home at 1865 Grand Avenue when Joe Serrano - one of my college roommates - started yelling at the TV.
3. Eating a bowl of Cheerios and reading the sports page when my wife told me to come upstairs.

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