Originally Posted by Charlatan

The OJ verdict: I remember studiously avoiding the trial and the whole OJ thing... I really didn't see how it mattered. My boss at the time brought a radio into her office on the day of the verdict so she could listen... when it came down she made a point of making a big deal about it saying... you will remember where you were when this verdict came out... it is a defining moment of our generation. The only reason I now remember this is because she made a big deal about it and the only reason a lot of people even care or remember this is because CNN etc. made a big deal about it... otherwise it was just another domestic dispute.