Where were you when............?

A couple weeks ago my family and I started talking about events that have happened, and where we were when they happened. I started thinking about what events have happened in my life that I think are "Where were you when......" moments. Moments that are so big that you remember exactly where you were and what you were doing when it hapened. These aren't necessarily the most important moments in the history of the world, but they obviously had some sort of impact on me.

So, Do you remember when_____________

They announced Salt Lake City got the Olympics (June 16, 1995)

I don't remember much, but I do remember my mom, Anne, and I standing in a very large lot with lots of people holding American flags. There was a giant jumbo-tron in the parking lot and a movie started showing all the different shorts from the other countries in the running (Quebec City, Canada, Sion, Switzerland, and, Östersund, Sweden). Then a very foreign man with a very thick accent said (I'm paraphrasing) "the 2002 Winter Olympic games will be held in Salt Lake City." I can totally remember his accent saying that. Everyone exploded and was cheering and jumping up and down, and I remember being pretty excited too. I thought I would volunteer because I would be almost 16.......... yeah that never happened.

Princess Diana died

I don't remember the exact date (a quick web search tells me it was August 31, 1997) but I remember the whole family was our cabin and sitting around reading or playing cards. The Utes were playing and my dad had gone out to the car to hear the score on the radio. He came back in and said something bad had happened. Someone said "the Utes lost?" He told us he had heard that Princess Diana had been in a car crash and died. I didn't really know much about her except she was on tabloids a lot, but I knew this was big news.

I first heard "I Want It That Way"

Pathetic? Yes... But I remember hearing it on the radio, instantly loving it, and running downstairs to Anne's room to see if she had it on her Backstreet Boy CD. She didn't, it was a new song, and I had to wait until every night at 9 (94.9 ZHT's interactive 5 at 9) to hear it. That moment pretty much changed the following formative years of my life.

September 11, 2001

I think this is an obvious one, everyone remembers this one. I was in high school (10th) grade and in my first period class. The principal came on the speaker and announced that teachers could turn on the TV if they wanted to, I didn't understand what he was talking about. The teacher turned it on and the first plane had hit, but not the second yet. We sat for the rest of the period watching the towers fall down in complete silence.

Michael Jackson died (June 25, 2009)

Yeah, I know this is an obvious one for me, and is also fairly recent, but still important. I was chillin with my roomie Becky and our friend Kelly in our living room. I got a call from my sister who said "Did you hear what happened?" I said "what?" She then informed me she had heard Michael Jackson died. I ran to my computer to confirm, and sure enough, MSN declared it to be true. I stayed on the phone with her exclaiming and looking shocked, while Becky and Kelly just looked super confused. I got off the phone to break the news to my fellow MJ lover, Becky. We were both just so sad and spent the next couple days watching the non stop tributes to MJ on VH1 and MTV.

There are a lot more, but unfortunately I can't remember the rest. I spose I could post more if I remember them. But it's just something to think about.