20 years

Today marks 20 years since the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. I remember I was in 6th grade math and our math teacher, who I am convinced was a lesbian (she was just so butch), was beckoned by another teacher to come out into the hallway and left the room for a few minutes. When she came back in she had a graver than usual look on her face and proceeded to tell the class that the space shuttle had just blown up. Unfortunately, it didn't call for school to get out early but it was quite shocking and still, to this day, holds sad memories for many people.

paul