When we walked on the moon 35 years ago, where were you?

It almost totally slipped by me. 35 years ago today we landed on the moon. The next day, man walked on the moon for the first time.

I was seven years old at the time. There was no such thing as cable television. No TIVO. No VCRs. No DVDs. If you did not see these events happening live, you did not see them again. This was truly "must see TV". I remember this was the first time my brother and I got to say up late so we could watch the first moonwalk.  Like most of the world, we sat in front of our black & white television (ours was a home built Heathkit) with our eyes glued to the screen. It was undoubtedly one of the most exciting things I had seen or ever will see in my entire life. Why? Because the event needed no hype. It was what it was: our most daring expedition as humans. As a seven year old, it played on my imagination and dreams much more than any other event could have.

As children, we did not know anything about Viet Nam or the way our country was splitting apart at the seams. All we knew is that we wanted to go outside to see if we could see them from our backyard.

Where were you 35 years ago? If you were not alive then, what event of your generation gives you the same type of memory?

Editors Note: One line modified to be grammatically correct thanks to the astute eyes of Stan Rogers!