• Though it took place in the middle of the work day, many Americans stopped what they were doing on Thursday to watch Christine Blasey Ford testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• Ford has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of attempting to rape her at a party when they were both in high school.
• As Ford gave her side of the story, Americans watched in bars, at their offices, and in classrooms across the country.

As Christine Blasey Ford testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Americans across the country stopped what they were doing to hear what she had to say.

They watched in bars and offices. Some even tuned in on their transcontinental flights. A teacher in Boston projected the hearing onto her whiteboard so her students could witness history.

Dozens took to social media to reflect on what it felt like to see Ford speak about the alleged sexual assault, which she says happened at the hands of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

"I felt her pain and her terror as I watched," one Instagram user wrote.

See how Americans tuned in: