On this day in history...

JetsFan2012 · 01-28-2010, 06:36 PM

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Buzzsaw · 01-28-2010, 06:44 PM

I was in 5th grade I think. All the class rooms at my school had a TV on watching live, which seems strange now that I think about it. I remember the teacher crying quite a bit.

crossfire · 01-28-2010, 08:31 PM

I was working at a golf course in Connecticut and we had a tournament and I got out early. I love watching the shuttle take off so I raced home and watched the countdown and liftoff. I couldn't believe my eyes when it blew up. I was shocked.

Reagan's speech after was one of the greatest speeches ever given.

Dimitri_0515 · 01-28-2010, 08:32 PM

sad way to look out Paulie

ReleasetheAnimal · 01-28-2010, 08:45 PM

Wow... I had actually never seen that video. That's some heart-wrenching ****.

And damn, that was one good speech.

JetsFan2012 · 01-28-2010, 09:33 PM

[QUOTE=ReleasetheAnimal;3484486]

And damn, that was one good speech.[/QUOTE]

One of the best Reagan ever delivered.

cr726 · 01-28-2010, 09:36 PM

I was in 8th grade and I remember our teachers coming out in the hall telling us what had happend. Do not remember the speech.

crazyeffinjetsfan · 01-28-2010, 09:36 PM

I was working at a body shop restoring Porsches and Corvettes....Had a little TV on a shelf that the whole shop gathered around in stunned disbelief.

jetswin · 01-28-2010, 09:56 PM

[QUOTE=pauliec;3484534]One of the best Reagan ever delivered.[/QUOTE]
"The future does not belong to the faint-hearted, it belongs to the brave."...perfect.

I remember that all too well.

adb280z · 01-28-2010, 10:02 PM

I was home sick that day, watched it with my dad.

Tyler Durden · 01-28-2010, 10:37 PM

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Come Back to NY · 01-28-2010, 11:01 PM

never forget that day...was in the cafeteria at St John's hanging with some people when a girl we knew said "I just spoke with my dad- the space shuttle exploded"...every went to the SUB to watch it- stood there with SJU RB Dennis Bligen, who played with the Jets a year later and watched it...

this video is just half of it- there are some terrible videos which shows Christa McCauliff's parents in the viewing area at NASA watching the launch as the shuttle exploded- they quickly whisk them away...I believe kids from McCauliffe's school were also in the viewing area- you can hear audible gasps and screams from the people when they realized what had happened...

Tyler Durden · 01-28-2010, 11:10 PM

Heartbreaking footage...

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Traitor Jay & the Woodies · 01-28-2010, 11:28 PM

It may be because I was 9 when he took office and 17 when he left it, but to me, Reagan was [I]the [/I]president.

This was America, and he was the Captain. He was in charge and when he'd go on and give these speeches, you just felt better.

parkwayjet1 · 01-29-2010, 10:02 AM

I was with my family on a ski trip that week in Killington, VT. My brothers and I had just come off the slopes and into one of the lodges to get some beers, and a guy we didn't even know is telling us and anyone who would listen that the shuttle had blown up. At first we thought he was some nut.

We spent the rest of the day and that night watching t.v. coverage of the whole sorry affair.

Jets Things · 01-29-2010, 10:54 AM

This was my "When Did You Lose Your Innocence" moment in that thread. 1st grade for me.

Tucker134 · 01-29-2010, 01:56 PM

[QUOTE=cr726;3484536]I was in 8th grade and I remember our teachers coming out in the hall telling us what had happend. Do not remember the speech.[/QUOTE]

you just blocked the great speech from your memory bc it was from Ronald Reagan. I bet you can recite every one of O's speeches!

cr726 · 01-29-2010, 02:12 PM

None of them are worth listening to and they are the same in the end. Frauds........

[QUOTE=Tucker134;3485055]you just blocked the great speech from your memory bc it was from Ronald Reagan. I bet you can recite every one of O's speeches![/QUOTE]

Tucker134 · 01-29-2010, 09:52 PM

[QUOTE=cr726;3485076]None of them are worth listening to and they are the same in the end. Frauds........[/QUOTE]

just throwin a dart atcha, CR...relax, it's the weeekend

cr726 · 01-29-2010, 09:54 PM

Very true!

[QUOTE=Tucker134;3485476]just throwin a dart atcha, CR...relax, it's the weeekend[/QUOTE]

01-28-2010, 06:36 PM	#1
JetsFan2012 Waterboy Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 0	On this day in history... [url]

01-28-2010, 06:44 PM	#2
Buzzsaw Jets Insider VIP Board Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 26,305	I was in 5th grade I think. All the class rooms at my school had a TV on watching live, which seems strange now that I think about it. I remember the teacher crying quite a bit. Last edited by Buzzsaw; 01-28-2010 at 06:46 PM.

01-28-2010, 10:37 PM	#11
Tyler Durden Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 31,171	[QUOTE=pauliec;3484341][url] Last edited by Tyler Durden; 01-28-2010 at 11:02 PM.

01-28-2010, 11:10 PM	#13
Tyler Durden Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 31,171	Heartbreaking footage... [url] Last edited by Tyler Durden; 01-28-2010 at 11:14 PM.

01-28-2010, 08:31 PM	#3
crossfire Day by day, night after night... Blinded by the neon light Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 5,676	I was working at a golf course in Connecticut and we had a tournament and I got out early. I love watching the shuttle take off so I raced home and watched the countdown and liftoff. I couldn't believe my eyes when it blew up. I was shocked. Reagan's speech after was one of the greatest speeches ever given.

01-28-2010, 08:32 PM	#4
Dimitri_0515 Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,182	sad way to look out Paulie

01-28-2010, 08:45 PM	#5
ReleasetheAnimal is living in a van down by the river. All League Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wilton, CT Posts: 2,745	Wow... I had actually never seen that video. That's some heart-wrenching ****. And damn, that was one good speech.

01-28-2010, 09:33 PM	#6
JetsFan2012 Waterboy Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 0	[QUOTE=ReleasetheAnimal;3484486] And damn, that was one good speech.[/QUOTE] One of the best Reagan ever delivered.

01-28-2010, 09:36 PM	#7
cr726 Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,325	I was in 8th grade and I remember our teachers coming out in the hall telling us what had happend. Do not remember the speech.

01-28-2010, 09:36 PM	#8
crazyeffinjetsfan feels like his head is in a popcorn machine. All League Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Middlesex County, NJ Posts: 3,305	I was working at a body shop restoring Porsches and Corvettes....Had a little TV on a shelf that the whole shop gathered around in stunned disbelief.

01-28-2010, 09:56 PM	#9
jetswin stumblin mumblin butt fumblin Board Moderator Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Westchester Co. Posts: 35,465	[QUOTE=pauliec;3484534]One of the best Reagan ever delivered.[/QUOTE] "The future does not belong to the faint-hearted, it belongs to the brave."...perfect. I remember that all too well.

01-28-2010, 10:02 PM	#10
adb280z All League Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Belleville, NJ Posts: 3,431	I was home sick that day, watched it with my dad.

01-28-2010, 11:01 PM	#12
Come Back to NY Making lotsa $$$ off obama's stupidity... Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 31,407	never forget that day...was in the cafeteria at St John's hanging with some people when a girl we knew said "I just spoke with my dad- the space shuttle exploded"...every went to the SUB to watch it- stood there with SJU RB Dennis Bligen, who played with the Jets a year later and watched it... this video is just half of it- there are some terrible videos which shows Christa McCauliff's parents in the viewing area at NASA watching the launch as the shuttle exploded- they quickly whisk them away...I believe kids from McCauliffe's school were also in the viewing area- you can hear audible gasps and screams from the people when they realized what had happened...

01-28-2010, 11:28 PM	#14
Traitor Jay & the Woodies is down with the cause. Hall of Fame Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: The Eternal Blackness of My Mind Posts: 3,703	It may be because I was 9 when he took office and 17 when he left it, but to me, Reagan was [I]the [/I]president. This was America, and he was the Captain. He was in charge and when he'd go on and give these speeches, you just felt better.

01-29-2010, 10:02 AM	#15
parkwayjet1 Hall Of Fame Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Valley Stream, N.Y. Posts: 2,889	I was with my family on a ski trip that week in Killington, VT. My brothers and I had just come off the slopes and into one of the lodges to get some beers, and a guy we didn't even know is telling us and anyone who would listen that the shuttle had blown up. At first we thought he was some nut. We spent the rest of the day and that night watching t.v. coverage of the whole sorry affair.

01-29-2010, 10:54 AM	#16
Jets Things All Pro Join Date: May 2003 Location: 742 Evergreen Terrace Posts: 9,418	This was my "When Did You Lose Your Innocence" moment in that thread. 1st grade for me.

01-29-2010, 01:56 PM	#17
Tucker134 Let's go Isles! All League Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 2,984	[QUOTE=cr726;3484536]I was in 8th grade and I remember our teachers coming out in the hall telling us what had happend. Do not remember the speech.[/QUOTE] you just blocked the great speech from your memory bc it was from Ronald Reagan. I bet you can recite every one of O's speeches!

01-29-2010, 02:12 PM	#18
cr726 Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,325	None of them are worth listening to and they are the same in the end. Frauds........ [QUOTE=Tucker134;3485055]you just blocked the great speech from your memory bc it was from Ronald Reagan. I bet you can recite every one of O's speeches![/QUOTE]

01-29-2010, 09:52 PM	#19
Tucker134 Let's go Isles! All League Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 2,984	[QUOTE=cr726;3485076]None of them are worth listening to and they are the same in the end. Frauds........[/QUOTE] just throwin a dart atcha, CR...relax, it's the weeekend

01-29-2010, 09:54 PM	#20
cr726 Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,325	Very true! [QUOTE=Tucker134;3485476]just throwin a dart atcha, CR...relax, it's the weeekend[/QUOTE]