By JOHN CHURCH and DAN O’LEARY
When Antonio DeJesus closed the Brooks Brothers store on Sept. 11, 2001, located across the street from the World Trade Center complex, two airliners had already crashed into the towers. Within an hour the two tallest buildings in New York City collapsed into a blocks-long heap, changing the physical landscape and the […]
By COURTNEY LEIVA
On Sept. 12, 2001, demolition supervisor John Feal was working with his team of Construction Demolition experts on cleanup and recovery efforts of Ground Zero. As Feal was supervising his team in cleaning up the debris, 8,000 pounds of steel came loose from a huge pile and crushed his left foot.
“I went into […]
By JEREMY KELLY
Nearly every year, Hollywood releases a slew of disaster films; they can concern manmade tragedies, such as “Titanic,” or acts of nature, such as “Deep Impact” and “The Day After Tomorrow.” Viewers are invariably drawn to these movies, and they’re bound to create astounding box office numbers.
But when it comes to true events, […]
By ERICA BUCHMAN AND JEREMY KELLY
Sept. 11, 2001 began as a normal day, but by early morning, it would become tragic for the nearly 3,000 who perished at the World Trade Center, The Pentagon and a field in Pa. after acts of terrorism. But for those who sat at home anxious for news or those […]
By JOE CARLSON, EILEEN TRACY and LAUREN MENNEN
The terror attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 reshaped America’s sense of security, but more specifically, it impacted the next generation of leaders’ views on safety, terrorism and patriotism.
This new generation, called Millennials, generally consists of those born around 1980 up until 2005. Millennials are […]