Herman remembers exactly what he was doing and where he was when he first heard about the September 11ᵗʰ terrorist attacks.Brown and Kulik (1977)would refer to this vivid image as

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A flashbulb memory is a highly detailed, exceptionally vivid 'snapshot' of the moment and circumstances in which a piece of surprising and consequential (or emotionally arousing) news was heard. The memory is typically of a single event that stands out from other memories of the same time period. The term was coined by Brown and Kulik (1977) based on the idea that the memory is so intense and preserved in detail, much like the light from a flashbulb.

Herman Remembers Exactly What He Was Doing and Where He