Yes, horrible tragedies happen all around the world, but that doesn't downplay the severity of this horrible event. 3000 people died on 9/11 and they weren't soldiers or terrorists or anything. They were just regular, everyday people going to work or boarding a plane...
I think what makes September 11 stick out in so many people's minds was because in was totally and completely unexpected and there was nothing anybody could do about it. Hostage crisis', bombings and wars have all happened before, but never in history has a commercial 747 airplane been crashed purposely into a 110 floor office building in the largest metropolis in the world. That day was also documented on live tv all over the world. It caused chaos in a city of millions and the world has never been the same since.
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