JFK Assasinated - A kid living in DC.. We went to his funeral procession
Woodstock - A kid, listening to my brother argue with my mother, he was trying to go. He was 16
Man walks on the moon - At my house, my parents wouldn't let us go to bed, I was exhausted, they kept saying stay up, you'll remember it.
Elvis died - Boot camp in Ft Leonard Wood, Mo
US Embassy in Iran taken over - Hanau Germany, we were put on alert for a week.  My leave was cancelled
US Beats Russia in hockey - At the Fulda Gap, watching the Russians & East Germans watch us.. I yelled out "Hey you commie bastards, we won!"
Space Shuttle exploded - At work.  They had a TV in the lobby showing the replay, it was sick
OJ found innocent - At lunch with some coworkers, we were watching the TV in the resturant, in disbelief.
Michael Jackson died - Just came home from work, flicked on the TV and saw the breaking news..

JFK Assasinated - pre-dates me
Woodstock - pre-dates me :damnimissedout:
Man walks on the moon - pre-dates me :wasntitMichaelJacksonwhodidthat:
Elvis died - kindergarten or 1st grade? :whocares:
US Embassy in Iran taken over - elementary school - don't really remember hearing about it until days later when my mom explained it to me and even then not really comprehending it
US Beats Russia in hockey - watching with my older brother
Space Shuttle exploded - elementary school - heard the news from a classmate .  Second time around (a few years ago) - had just finished a 20-miler and was riding high.  Then I got the news and suddenly my 20-miler seemed so, so insignificant
OJ found innocent - watching on a TV outside the cafeteria in the basement of an office building (Hancock Tower in Boston) Amazing defense work by Johnny C.
Michael Jackson died - driving home from work, heard it on the radio :whocares:

JFK Assasinated  --
Woodstock --
Man walks on the moon --
Elvis died  Don't remember, too young.
US Embassy in Iran taken over Don't remember the takeover. I vaguely recall the release and the hoopla on TV. I was just a kid, and not old enough to understand any of it, really.
US Beats Russia in hockey No idea.
Space Shuttle exploded Standing in the common area at school, watching it on TV.
OJ found innocent In my next door neighbors TV room. It was the only part of the entire trial I saw. I saw the Bronco chase as it was hapening....and then the verdict.
Michael Jackson died At work

OJ found innocent - 9th grade geometry class
Michael Jackson died - home

That's all I remember...

Space Shuttle exploded: I remember two shuttle explosions.  There was the Challenger when I was 9 years old.  I was in the fifth grade and we were watching it on television.  I can recall my teacher being really somber about it.  That night I remember sitting in my bed wrapped in a blanket and looking up at the stars and feeling really sad for the people that died. 

I also remember watching Columbia when it disintegrated on re-entry.  I mean, you couldn't see it when it happened, but I was watching CNN and it was reported.  I remember feeling sick thinking it was somehow related to terrorism but quickly realizing that wasn't much of a possibility.

OJ found innocent: I was a freshman at OU and was sitting outside one of the dining halls waiting to meet my friends to eat.  There was an audible uproar from the dorms when the verdict was announced and then this strange mixture of students walking around--some seemed to be happy and celebrating and others seemed upset.

Michael Jackson died: I was at work.  I think I only knew about it because I was looking at Google news trying to find information about Farrah.  I don't think of this as an event that will stick with me like the others you mentioned.

A couple that aren't on your list that are definitely imprinted on my mind:

9/11:  I think this will be the number one event of it's type in my lifetime when people ask "What do you remember?" because I can still remember so many tiny details about that day.  I don't think I'll ever forget it.

Oklahoma City Bombing:  this was another one that sticks with me.  When I came home from school I turned on the local news and thought it was some kind of movie at first. 

JFK Assasinated N/A
Woodstock - Bowie, MD, playing in the mud. Oblivious
Man walks on the moon - Bowie, MD, playing in the mud. Probably got hauled in front of the TV to watch it but I have no recollection of it. I do remember watching a subsequent Apollo launch.
Elvis died - Burtonsville, MD. I was at home. I remember wearing red corduroy shorts and a t-shirt. I sat on the stairs (green shag carpet) and watched the sun set out the front door.
US Embassy in Iran taken over - Burtonsville. Ordinarily we watched news as a family and my clock radio was for listening to music. I lay on my bed and listened to the news on WPGC, 95.5 FM, then a pop station.
US Beats Russia in hockey - Burtonsville. In front of the television watching with about 30 of my brothers' friends. We went NUTS.
Space Shuttle exploded - NYC, in class, in front of an easel on the 14th floor of a building at the corner of 5th Av and 13th St.
OJ found innocent - Falls Church, VA. I stopped paying attention to the OJ drama after the car chase ended. I'm blissfully ignorant of where I was when he got away with murder.
Michael Jackson died - Baggage claim at SMF, waiting on my brother's luggage. My daughter was with us and got a text from her friend K with the news. My daughter poked me in the ribs and asked if MJ was that weird guy and did I know he was dead.

If you were alive that is -

JFK Assasinated -- N/A
Woodstock -- Baby
Man walks on the moon -- Toddler
Elvis died -- Don't remember
US Embassy in Iran taken over  -- Don't remember
US Beats Russia in hockey -- Don't remember
Space Shuttle exploded -- Don't remember
OJ found innocent -- Don't remember
Michael Jackson died -- Work

JFK Assasinated: I was just over 2 years old, I was prob. playing in front on the teevee.
Woodstock: Stuck in Hackensack, NJ. I was 8.  My mother wanted to go, but she couldn't get a babysitter.  Damn, she shoulda just taken us.
Man walks on the moon:   In front of my teevee with my Apollo 11 books, graphs, models, etc. I was a space nut.
Elvis died: I got hit by a car and knocked unconcious at the moment Elvis died. Woke up in a hospital the next day.
US Embassy in Iran taken over: I forget.
US Beats Russia in hockey: In front of my teevee cheering.
ADDED: John Lennon murdered: In bed with a headcold, listening to the radio, almost asleep.  I heard it reported on WNEW-FM, a NYC station. Got up and watched Nightline.
Space Shuttle exploded: Assuming you mean Challenger, I was working at a school for disabled kids, and it was a snow day after a big storm the night before, thus no kids came in.  Someone had a teevee on, and we gathered around to watch.  Very, very sad day.
OJ found innocent:  In my kitchen in my apt. in Hackensack, NJ, staring at the teevee screaming "NO FUCKING WAY!"
Michael Jackson died: driving to the Sunset Classic 5 Mile race in Bloomfield, NJ, listening to the radio and calling people to let them know and/or trying to confirm it. I admit it, I was not sad in the slightest the pedophile died.

JFK Assasinated: In the womb
Woodstock: at home with mommy 
Man walks on the moon: don't remember that exact one, but saw a subsequent moonwalk in first grade.

Elvis died: at home. My parents were painting the garage when I told them. They didn't seem impressed.
US Embassy in Iran taken over: I read the headline while I was getting ready to deliver the papers. I had a paper route. 
US Beats Russia in hockey: saw the game at home ...was a sophomore in high school.
Space Shuttle exploded: doing stock work at a retail job.
OJ found innocent: A courier for a living. I was driving and pulled over to hear the verdict.
SEPTEMBER 11th, 2001: doing food prep while working at a pizza place. My co-workers wanted to listen to Howard Stern's version.
Michael Jackson died: at work, after hours and talking with a relative. I went to a search engine to search for something else while chatting, and there it was.

JFK: Too young to remember
Woodstock: Too sheltered to remember
Man on Moon: Watching Ray Raynor (kid's show on Chicago area WGN) on TV
Elvis: Watching Cubs on TV
US Embassy Taken over: High school somewhere, though I don't think at the moment it happened its significance was recognized.
US Beats Russia in Hockey: At home--still remember Jim McKay's shit-eating grin trying not to betray results of a game that was shown taped on TV after the results were known.
Space Shuttle exploded: At college in New Hampshire, where Christa McCaulliffe lived.
OJ Found Innocent: At work
MJ died: Uh--at RunanGo

JFK Assasinated
Woodstock
Man walks on the moon
Elvis died I was 2.
US Embassy in Iran taken over no idea
US Beats Russia in hockey no idea
Space Shuttle exploded Heard it on the radio and then watched the news all that night. I think we were the only school not watching  when it happened.
OJ found innocent watching with coworkers in our break room. Disbelief.
Michael Jackson died  on the elliptical at the gym.

JFK Assasinated n/a
Woodstock in the womb
Man walks on the moon in the womb
Elvis died no clue
US Embassy in Iran taken over probably in school
US Beats Russia in hockey watching with the family
Space Shuttle exploded I was home sick that day.  watched it live
OJ found innocent I had quit following it by then.  at work most likely
Michael Jackson died at work

JFK Assasinated
Woodstock
Man walks on the moon
Elvis died I wasn't even a year old, so no idea
US Embassy in Iran taken over no clue
US Beats Russia in hockey no clue, but probably watching with my parents or in bed
Space Shuttle exploded watching in class - the second one, I was watching teevee before getting ready to go for a run
OJ found innocent probably in class
Michael Jackson died work

JFK Assasinated - found out shortly after i got home from kindergarten, i remember the lady who took care of me in the afternoon being distraught and my mom coming home from school early (she was a HS teacher)
Woodstock one of my best friend's sister went
Man walks on the moon at home, watching TV and going out in the back yard to look up at the moon
Elvis died packing for departure for my freshman year in college
US Embassy in Iran taken over in college
US Beats Russia in hockey temporarily out of college, working in a bar
Space Shuttle exploded sleeping... working F&B at the beach.. it was all over the TV when i woke up
OJ found innocent at work, managing a restaurant, watching the TV with a lot of customers
Michael Jackson died found out when i got to the gym, no one seemed to care much

Space Shuttle exploded - in elementary school - probably 3rd or 4th grade. I remember seeing news coverage in class.
OJ found innocent - at the Union
Michael Jackson died - at my office

this is a really good thread

JFK Assasinated: not born
Woodstock: in utero
Man walks on the moon: in utero
Elvis died-I think I was maybe 7yo and sitting at the table for breakfast and hearing about it
US Embassy in Iran taken over: Don't remember this, but i do remember being totally aware of the Hostages and watching them being released when Reagan was sworn in
US Beats Russia in hockey: I'm sure my dad watched it
Space Shuttle exploded: I was home from school and watching the launch on TV
OJ found innocent: I had just started the 12 weeks of sitting around waiting for the twins to be borned, it was my first week of not working b/c of being pg.
9/11: I was teaching class (in NJ) and got a memo that planes had hit the WTC and we were not allowed to tell the kids as some of them had parents/relatives working there.
Michael Jackson died: saw it on runango and started googling to see what was up

JFK Assasinated - In high school (I think I was a sophomore).  I remember the principal making a special announcement, plus some of the radio coverage being broadcast, and then us being let out early.  I also remember my father getting home from work early and being in tears.

Woodstock - There at Woodstock, sort of.  That was between my junior and senior year of college.  The father of a friend of mine from college owned a helicopter charter service and my friend called to ask if I wanted to crew on one of the helicopters bringing in supplies to the concert.  I went with them and we did about 8-10 trips a day.  Sometimes we were forced to watch some of the performances (aww gee, how miserable for us <g>) because they didn't want the noise from the helicopters interfering with the performances.

Man walks on the moon - Sitting in the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City watching it on NASA's internal television network.  I was an undergraduate at Columbia and that spring and summer I was doing FORTRAN programming for one of the professors in Columbia's electrical engineering department.  The professor's expertise was communications in plasma environments and we had built a computer model of what happens to radio waves in plasmas.  The evening of July 17, I got a call from the professor saying that NASA was sending a car for me and that I'd better pack a toothbrush and a change of clothes.  The car took me to the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies where they had already moved my program (8 boxes of 2000 punch cards each) from my office at Columbia.  They freed up the fastest computer that they had in the place (reportedly one of the 10 fastest computers in the world at that time) and told me to run my program with certain parameters describing a very weak plasma field.  At some point, I asked what the big rush was and one of the NASA guys turned to me and said something like "well kid, what's happening at NASA at the moment that's kind of a big deal???".  When the program finished running (it took about 36 hours on that computer, normally more like 45-50 hours on Columbia's fastest computer), the results were called in to the three main facilities that were used to provide communications with Apollo 11, and various antennas were adjusted based on the data.  They wouldn't have lost contact with Eagle on the way down to the moon, but contact would have been seriously degraded had they not made the adjustments.

Most of you have seen the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies many many many many times.  It sits at the northeast corner of 112th Street and Broadway in New York City.  The ground floor of the building houses a Columbia University hangout called Tom's Restaurant.  The facade of Tom's is what's shown as the diner in the Seinfeld Show.  It's actually kind of funny to me that one of the most expensive computers in all the world ever (a couple of $million in 1969 dollars) was sitting two floors above a greasy spoon restaurant that typically had at least one grease fire a week.

I still have the program.  The Dell laptop I'm typing this on (with an Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 at 2.20 GHz) can run it in about 40 minutes.

Elvis died -- Absolutely no idea.

US Embassy in Iran taken over -- I was out at a client in Berwick, PA.

US Beats Russia in hockey -- Sitting in a hotel room in Corning NY.

Space Shuttle exploded -- Assuming you mean Challenger, I was sitting in my office in NYC.  I heard about it in the elevator when I went down to pick up lunch.

OJ found innocent -- Watching on the internal NBC News network in 30 Rockefeller Center.  I was working on a consulting assignment for NBC at the time, and everyone -- and I mean everyone -- had their office televisions turned to the internal news network.

Michael Jackson died -- Absolutely no idea.

JFK Assasinated- still in diapers and have no memory of this

Woodstock- wasn't even a blip in my life

Man walks on the moon- I think I watched this sitting on the living room floor

Elvis died- He's dead?

US Embassy in Iran taken over- no idea, I wasn't big on these kinds of events back then

US Beats Russia in hockey- asleep, I heard about it on the news in the morning

Space Shuttle exploded- first one, I was at work at the library, one of the was listening to it on her radio while wearing headphones, she suddenly yelled "Oh my God! It exploded and we all ran over and asked "What??"

OJ found innocent- at work in the ortho clinic, I brought in a small tv and staff and patients huddled around to watch

Michael Jackson died- sitting in my living room watching tv

If you were alive that is -

JFK Assasinated:  I was in 6th grade and was informed by our teacher Ms. Ryan.  Living in Mt. Vernon, NY.
Woodstock:  I was 17 going into my senior year in H.S.  Working in my dad's dry cleaners.  I was interested and loved most of the musical acts but didn't really feel that I was ready to go up there maturity wise and I had an inkling that it would be chaotic.
Man walks on the moon:  Don't remember specifically.  Was it 1974?
Elvis died:  I really don't remember.
US Embassy in Iran taken over:  1979....what month was that?
US Beats Russia in hockey:  Early morning in Playa Del Rey, watching on a small portable TV from in bed.  I had a furninshed apartment and I was sort of ready to move down a mile to a beach house.
Space Shuttle exploded:  I think I was home watching it live.
OJ found innocent:  I think I watched the verdict live here at my present location.
Michael Jackson died:  Posting on runango?

JFK Assasinated - not born
Woodstock - not born
Man walks on the moon - not born
Elvis died - 2 years old, don't remember
US Embassy in Iran taken over - 4 years old, don't remember
US Beats Russia in hockey - 5 years old, don't remember
Space Shuttle exploded - at home on holiday froom school, watched it happen on tv
OJ found innocent - at college, student center
Michael Jackson died - at home, working.  saw the news here first, then flipped on the tv

JFK Assasinated - In a 7th grade English class taught by a teacher with whom I was "in love".
Woodstock - I had tickets to Woodstock, but could not go, because I was down on Whitehall Street, getting my ass drafted into the real Woodstock!
Man walks on the moon - Working in an electronics manufacturing firm, called Selectronics and watched the moon landing on a B&W TV in the lunchroom. I even know what I had for lunch. Smoked turkey and lettuce sandwich!
Elvis died - forgot
US Embassy in Iran taken over - Working for OSHA, at work!US Beats Russia in hockey
Space Shuttle exploded - forgot
OJ found innocent - At work in the VA. I still believe OJ is guilty. I can see guilt in a person's eyes and expression.
Michael Jackson died - Probably here on Runango

1. Not conceived yet.
2. Gestating.
3. Beats the hell outta me. I was 6.
4. Somewhere in southern Cal.  I was 8...was 1978, right?
5. Hockey? Who cares?  We had an Atari.
6. I was probably at home.  It was a Tuesday and at the time i was ditching 70% of the time.
7. Haven't a clue. ALthough we almost went out to watch the slow speed chase.
8. I'm sorry. Who?

JFK Assasinated - too young to remember
Woodstock- I don't know
Man walks on the moon Glued to the TV. My Dad came to my room and woke me up to watch it.
Elvis died - Who cares.
US Embassy in Iran taken over - I don't remember
US Beats Russia in hockey - Really? you consider this an important event?
Space Shuttle exploded - I was at the lab for the first one when a friend came into the office and told us. I was commuting to work on  the  second one.
OJ found innocent - Man, your idea of important events is really twisted.
Michael Jackson died - Working. I only remember because it just happened. A few months from now, this event will go into the  round  file in my memory.

I think a lot more memorable and important events should include events like the fall of the  Berlin Wall and 9/11, don't you think?

This thread keeps putting this song in my head.

Lost and insecure.  You found me, you found me.
Lying on the floor.  Surrounded, surrounded.
Why'd you have to wait?  Where were you, where were you?
Just a little late.  You found me, you found me.

If you were alive that is -

JFK Assasinated - I was 4 1/2 and vaguely remember watching his funeral.
Woodstock - I wasn't really aware of it. I was 10 and not yet cool .
Man walks on the moon - watched it, loved it, expected to be on Mars by now.
Elvis died - I was never a fan...he died a month before I started college...I was probably at work Life Guarding that day.
US Embassy in Iran taken over - I remember seeing on the news that evening.
US Beats Russia in hockey - watched it and loved it.
Space Shuttle exploded - I was at Fort Rucker, pulling duty, and saw it on TV.
OJ found innocent - at work - we watched it.
Michael Jackson died - saw it mentioned on thesuperficial at home...thought it was a hoax...a couple of hours later...no hoax.

Elvis......At the local Fish and Chips with my Grandma.....
Space shuttle.....work
OJ....watching on TV, worked 2nd shift at the time....
Jackson.....coming home from the grocery store, neighbor asked "guess who died"....I thought she was talking about Farrah....

Can't remember the others....although for JFK.....I didn't exist.....

If you were alive that is -

JFK Assasinated  - N/A
Woodstock - N/A
Man walks on the moon - N/A
Elvis died - Friend next door.  Remember  everyone upset but did not understand, I was 8
US Embassy in Iran taken over - Not sure
US Beats Russia in hockey- Watching on the floor of my living room with my family, first true good sports memory
Space Shuttle exploded - Which one?   The first one I was in school and remember they brought in a TV so we could watch live
OJ found innocent - Not sure
Michael Jackson died - Jimmy Buffett tailgating

JFK Assasinated - Not alive.
Woodstock - Too young to remember.
Man walks on the moon - Too young to remember, I turned two that day.
Elvis died - I have no idea.
US Embassy in Iran taken over - I have no idea.
US Beats Russia in hockey - I have no idea.
Space Shuttle exploded - I'm not sure.
OJ found innocent - I don't remember.
Michael Jackson died - At Harbin Hot Springs.