Ask any person (regardless of age) and they can give specific examples of where they were, what they were doing, etc. whenever a tragic event occurred. For example, the older generation can recall the bombing of Pearl Harbor while "baby boomers" can easily recall the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and the day John Lennon died. Others can recall the time period in which The Beatles "broke up" or when Nelson Mandela was released from years of prison. Belonging to a younger generation, I can recall the following moments in my own life at which time appeared to temporarily stand still:
1. January 28, 1986- the explosion of the Challenger Shuttle on television. I was only seven-years-old but I clearly remember watching the shocking events take place on television.
2. October 14, 1987-the rescue of "baby" Jessica McClure. At 18 months old, baby Jessica fell into a small uncovered well in her parents backyard. After much media publicity and many attempts to rescue her, she was finally rescued after 58 hours on October 16, 1987.
3. July 16, 1999-the plane crash and subsequent deaths of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, and her sister.
4. September 11, 2001-the hijacking of four airplanes, the subsequent destruction of the Twin Towers, and the loss of thousands of lives on American soil. I was nine months pregnant with Caleb and in absolute shock and utter disbelief.
5. November 2008-the day America voted President Obama into office. It was nothing short of astonishing both to Americans and to the world.
6. June 25, 2009-the day the world learned Michael Jackson died. The news riveted the world and his talents were immortalized forever.
7. October 11, 2010-the day the last of the 33 trapped miners in Chile were rescued-it was nothing short of miraculous.
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