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40 Years Ago Today: [View all] lastlib Jan 28 OP
I was living in Jacksonville Fl at the time pfitz59 Jan 28 #1
😢 Clouds Passing Jan 28 #2
I watched the shuttle Columbia land 7/4/82 at Edwards AFB, CA dickthegrouch Jan 28 #3
Watched it in school JustAnotherGen Jan 28 #4
Im no fan, but that day, Reagan was the president this nation needed. Volaris Jan 28 #5
We never needed Reagan! CountAllVotes Jan 28 #7
Anybody would have been better than Reagan. Well except for trump, shrub, nixon, ... erronis Jan 28 #11
I was just going to mention that Polybius Jan 28 #20
Yes, he read Peggy Noonan's speech without making a mistake misanthrope Jan 28 #22
All modern Presidents have speechwriters Polybius Jan 29 #27
I was a kid and my family was taking a January vacation in Florida at the time Tommy Carcetti Jan 28 #6
Wow - what an exceptional time to be there and what a memory! erronis Jan 28 #12
I was living in southeast Orlando at the time and saw the unusual plumes while looking out from a loading dock. dameatball Jan 28 #8
Shuttle launches canetoad Jan 28 #9
Damn time flies malaise Jan 28 #10
I remember feeling overwhelming sadness... BurnDoubt Jan 28 #13
I think we all remember where we were when that happened. llmart Jan 28 #14
Oh, woah. I do remember; just forget the date .... electric_blue68 Jan 28 #15
I was in a dorm lounge at ECSU watching the TV with a friend. debsy Jan 28 #16
I remember. I had stopped for gas, and the store had the tv on niyad Jan 28 #17
A tragic, sad day democrank Jan 28 #18
I was at home sick that day. Xavier Breath Jan 28 #19
The day before my 25th birthday. IrishAfricanAmerican Jan 28 #21
Medicare, baby! lastlib Jan 28 #23
Thanks! Started it first of the year. IrishAfricanAmerican Jan 28 #25
Very sad day, l remember it well 😪 Raine Jan 28 #24
It's sort of like when JFK and John Lennon and 9/11 occurred BigmanPigman Jan 28 #26
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