I’m reading a book about the differences between generations and one of the points is that each generation has a defining major moment that impacts them.
But there are also surveys that indicate that 9/11 is the one major historical event that crosses generations in its impact up to and including people who weren’t even alive at the time or who were very young.
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- MetaFilter’s 9/11 Thread allows you to relive the day in real time and served as a social media outlet long before social media existed.
- Haunting items recovered from Ground Zero:
Haunting items recovered from Ground Zero after 9/11.
A thread ?
1. Terrorist Marwan Al-Shehhi's boarding pass for United Airlines flight 175, the aircraft that crashed into the South Tower. pic.twitter.com/8a3oloFSmf
— Morbid Knowledge (@MorbidKnowledge) September 11, 2024