Space Shuttle Challenger - 30th Anniversary

Maximus
Maximus Posts: 12,256 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
Where were you when you heard the news? Most of you weren't even born yet. dry.gif

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  • LindsayB072
    LindsayB072 Posts: 399 Member
    You definitely were born and definitely in at least high school.
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  • kchuskey
    kchuskey Posts: 882 Member
    Great post. I was watching this live on TV with the rest of my 6th grade classmates.
  • LindsayB072
    LindsayB072 Posts: 399 Member
    Maximus wrote: »
    @LindsayB072 wrote: »
    You definitely were born and definitely in at least high school.

    Shouldn't you be bathing your cat or sumtin?

    I tried but you won't answers my calls. Also, I thought you didn't want me to call you that anymore?
  • PurringMyrrh
    PurringMyrrh Posts: 5,276 Member
    I was in 3rd grade and they sat everyone down to watch it live. I'll never forget the teacher's reactions.
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    I was in 1st grade watching it live on TV...
  • ladymuaythai
    ladymuaythai Posts: 1,298 Member
    A twinkle in my papas eye. A sad day in history that's for sure.
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  • melmelw03
    melmelw03 Posts: 5,332 Member
    In library class in kindergarten
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  • ilfaith
    ilfaith Posts: 16,769 Member
    I was in Ms. Buchko's 11th grade American history class. We had a sub that day. Some of the classes had gathered to watch the launch, but ours was not one of them. I was writing a letter to a pen pal when the announcement came over the P.A. system. I never finished the letter.
  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    3rd grade, but I don't remember watching it in school. I remember seeing it all over the news that night though. I still have the front page of the newspaper from the day after.
  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,368 Member
    I was at school and pretty sure we had a TV in our classroom watching it. I seem to recall it was quickly turned off as we all watched on in horror
  • Luke_I_am_your_spotter
    Luke_I_am_your_spotter Posts: 4,179 Member
    I was in 4th grade. Teacher told us about it and I remember a kid named Ron got in trouble for saying Who cares. Later on when President Reagan talked on tv I took a cassette recorder and recorded the audio. I still have that cassette somewhere.
  • Kvm11628
    Kvm11628 Posts: 7,386 Member
    I was in 7th grade and home alone sick. I was so sad and it was horrible to be alone.
  • pie_eyes
    pie_eyes Posts: 12,964 Member
    I watched a 24 hour CNN online video of it last year. Pretty crazy stuff.

    Everybody was all yippee and excited and then everything became confused and horrific. Really sad.
  • beagletracks
    beagletracks Posts: 6,034 Member
    I was in social studies.
  • Peter_Brady
    Peter_Brady Posts: 3,750 Member
    Really sad that I don't remember where I was. I have a horrific memory. :(

    Sad day in history
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  • BenOsen3
    BenOsen3 Posts: 121 Member
    6th grade....They turned on the TV on those big carts they wheeled from room to room so we could watch it.
  • AskTracyAnnK28
    AskTracyAnnK28 Posts: 2,817 Member
    It was my 13th birthday and I watched it live in school. We were all very confused...
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    we had a snow day. i remember there was a little bench in front of our fireplace, and i was on my knees on the floor with my elbows on the bench looking over at the television.
  • wolfehound33
    wolfehound33 Posts: 1,320 Member
    I was only 3, so obviously I don't remember, but I do remember talking about it later in school as I got older. Such a tragedy, and I can only imagine what that must have been like watching live.
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