I used to have email news bulletins. The ones from September 11 I have saved, and here is what it looked like that day. It still evokes strong feelings in me.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2001 5:55 AMBreaking News from ABCNEWS.com
Sent at 8:53 AM ET on Tuesday September 11, 2001
Plane Crashes Into World Trade Center
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Tuesday, September 11, 2001 8:52 AM
To our readers:
The news today is horrific. Presumed terror attacks on New York City and
Washington, D.C., and a plane crash in Pennsylvania have rocked the
nation. The number of fatalities and injuries is unknown but officials
expect the casualty count to be tremendous.
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Reno Gazette-Journal
Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:54 AM (Pacific Time)NEWS UPDATE World Trade Center collapses in terrorist attack
NEW YORK - In one of the most audacious attacks ever
against the United States, terrorists hijacked two airliners
and crashed them into the World Trade Center in a
coordinated series of blows Tuesday that brought down the
twin 110-story towers. ...
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Friday, September 14, 2001 8:08 AM
Senate authorizes president to use force in response to terrorist attacks and approves $40 billion in emergency aid to help the victims and hunt down the perpetrators of this week's terrorist attacks.
That is just one of those horrific times when every single person in this world knows where he/she was when they heard the news. I am planning to ask that question on the 11th. I think that brings it all back to people. The feelings of seeing those towers fall.....crying for people we never knew but feeling we knew them all.
Sometimes it seems like a nightmare that never really happened...but of course it did.