Life was very different on March 5, 2010 than it was on Thursday night. Joanna Bernabei-McNamee was a stay-at-home mother after choosing to put her career on hold. Dontavia Waggoner was in grade school as a nine-year old girl. Taina Mair hadn't even reached kindergarten yet.
Barack Obama wasn't even 50 years old, and the newly-minted President of the United States hadn't endured his first midterm election cycle. The New England Patriots were three years removed from their 16-0 regular season, and fans and analysts questioned if Tom Brady would ever win a fourth Super Bowl after a blowout loss to Baltimore in the Wild Card Playoffs two months earlier.