But Harrington was a Madonna fan. "Like a Virgin" was a hit in 1985, the same year the superstar singer married actor Sean Penn.
"I'd go over to my friends' houses and put on 'Like a Virgin' and wear outfits like that and dance around," she says. "Me and all my friends would wear leg warmers, gloves with no fingers and ponytails coming off the sides of our heads."
Tuning In
The shuttle's flight lasted 73 seconds before it exploded, killing all on board and setting back the American space program.
"That was the single biggest news event that affected me and my family," says Dipti S. Kandlikar '00.
Kandlikar says the shock was even greater because of the attention surrounding McAuliffe's flight.
"It was civilians, and it was something you didn't expect," she says. "We were all happy and excited that this [flight] was happening."
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