I was a Freshman in college. I'd just finished lunch and was in the bathroom. The dorm janitor, Manny, came in and said, "So, do you think they'll find any of them alive up there?" (he was a little slow). Confused, I asked what he was talking about. "The space shuttle - it exploded."

I don't think my feet hit the floor between the bathroom and my dorm room, where I turned on my little black and white TV and sat in front of it for the next few hours, skipping classes and watching the coverage.