Writer's Block: Infamous

[Error: unknown template qotd] January 28, 1986, I was in a junior high school assembly when the Vice Principal came in and announced that the space shuttle had exploded.  Everyone thought he was joking, but it soon became apparent he was serious.  We spent the rest of the day watching the news on TV.

LJ Year in Review Meme

First sentence from first post in each month:

January:
2:30 in the afternoon and it's only 11°F (-12°C) outside!

February:
I am posting this message from my new Amazon Kindle electronic book reader.

March:
Last Saturday, I finally found a pair of steel-toed boots that fit and were comfortable.

April:
Some pictures I took last night that seem to be perfect, considering the day. 

May:
It was 5 years ago today that Bush proudly declared "Mission Accomplished in Iraq". 

June:
"Daddy is going crazy, want to join him?"

July:
Why is it so hard to find a US-International keyboard?

August:

Weird error I got last night just before my computer froze up.

September:
I forgot to pull these off one of my cameras.

October:
Did she just say 'nukular'

November:


December:
The weather was nice today, with temps in the 50's, so I wanted to golf, but I needed to do some shopping.