a) JFK was shot Let's see, 1963, right? My mom was seven at the time. I doubt she remembers where she was.
b) Apollo 11 landed on the moonAlmost a decade before I was born.
c) John Lennon was shotHmmm. I was alive for this one, but only about four or five, I think. I doubt if it would have meant anything special to me.
d) the Berlin Wall fell: I was 13, so probably in front of the tv in my living room.
e) the 9/11 attacks occurred:
One of my students asked me first hour if we could watch it on the tv in the room. I didn't know what he was talking about, as I hadn't seen the news yet--I typically don't watch the news in the morning. I turned on the tv, and there was extensive coverage on every channel, and that's what we did that day, watch tv. So, about 7:50, in my classroom. That would have been close to 11:00 Eastern time, so both towers had fallen by then. I'm grateful that I wasn't watching as it happened.
f) the first attack on the World Trade Center occured? It would have been about 5:45 California time, so probably just getting out of bed.
g) the Gulf War started?Watching tv in my living room.
h) the US Space Shuttle Challenger accident occured? At school, fifth grade, I think.
i) the US Space Shuttle Columbia accident occured? Watching tv at home.
Gilda
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