When I watched Armstrong walked on moon, I remember where I was

[ProfessorM]

Remember JFK and the moon and 67 Sox and Orr but can't remember where I put my darn glasses an hour ago
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[Mike P]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

Remember JFK and the moon and 67 Sox and Orr but can't remember where I put my darn glasses an hour ago
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Orr's goal came on Mother's Day. All I saw live was him flying through the air and the dejected look on the Blues' defenseman.

The two things I remember most from 67 were Conigliaro's beaning, and rubber-armed Jose Tartabull making the throw of his life to cut down the tying run at the plate during a key game against the White Sox (with a huge assist from Elston Howard's left shinguard, blocking the plate).

[JohnR]

JFK was before my time and while not feeding on the moon like RIJ I was certainly crapping some diapers.

I was home & watching TV when Reagan was shot.

Was listening to AFN when the announced the Beirut Marines in 83

The Challenger explosion I have a vague recollection of watching it live after school was out but we were in one of the science rooms (the same rooms we would test Chernobyl fallout a couple months later)

Between Challenger and Chernobyl was El Dorado Canyon. By the time the school buses got on base day was half over.

9/11 - I was home that day, my wife called me into the living room to see the TV after the first plane hit. I had my 10 month old son on my shoulder burping when the second plane hit. That is when I stated we were at war.

Originally Posted by Mike P

The seminal event for my parent's generation was Pearl Harbor. Everyone in that time remembered where they were when they heard about it.

Ours is clearly 9/11 and hopefully that remains the high water mark of disasters against us.

Originally Posted by PRBuzz

Same here but I'd also add Adli Stevenson's UN "Hell Freezes Over" speech to Valerian Zorin (Russian ambassador to UN) during the Cuban missile crisis.

Phil - no recollections of the CMC but my dad was on the USS Essex at the time and told a few stories.

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

My Mom told me I was breast feeding while she watched Armstrong take his first step.

Originally Posted by Piscator

Sucks you don't remember

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

I get strangely hungry whenever I look at the moon?