Sep 11 2024 05:50AM
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9/11 never forget
On September 11, 2001, 2,977 people were killed in the deadliest terrorist attacks in American history.
The World Trade Center in March, 2001
The World Trade Center in March, 2001 Wikimedia Commons
The moment shocked the nation. Two planes, hijacked by Islamic jihadists vowing death to all Americans, plowed into both towers at the World Trade Center in New York. Another plane was flown into the Pentagon in Washington, DC. A fourth plane, presumably headed for the White House or the U.S. Capitol, was heroically diverted by passengers and ended up crashing in an empty field in Pennsylvania. After reports of the first plane hitting the North Tower, millions watched the second plane hit the South Tower on live television.
It was a terrifying, startling, and humbling event for the country. The 9/11 attacks were the deadliest on American soil since the shock attack at Pearl Harbor 60 years before, and the sense of outrage was reminiscent of that moment. The attacks in New York occurred in the country’s busiest city on a busy workday. And the staggered nature of the attacks meant that news footage captured almost everything as it happened, ensuring that millions of Americans saw the events precisely as they unfolded.
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Sep 10 2024 06:05PM
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James Earl Jones Thank you thank you
RIP
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Aug 19 2024 07:59PM
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Old guy Three old Grandmas were sitting on a bench outside the nursing home when an old Grandpa walked by.
One of the old Grandmas yelled out, 'Hey, we bet we can tell exactly how old you are!'
The old man said, 'There is no way you can guess my age!'
One of the Grandmas said, 'Sure we can! Just drop your pants and undershorts and we can tell your exact age.'
Embarrassed, but anxious to prove they couldn’t do it, he dropped his drawers.
The Grandmas asked him to first turn around a couple of times and then jump up and down several times.
Determined to prove them wrong, he did it.
Then they all said in unison, 'You’re 87-years-old!'
Standing with his pants down around his ankles, the old gent asked, 'How in the world did you guess my age?'
Slapping their knees, high-fiving, and grinning from ear to ear, the three old ladies happily crowed...
'We were at your birthday party yesterday!
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Aug 11 2024 06:06AM
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Congratulations USA women's Soccer. A gold medal for Emma Hayes as her USWNT side beat Brazil 1-0 in the Olympic Final. Mallory Swanson with the only goal.
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Jul 26 2024 03:42PM
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John Mayall
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Jul 26 2024 05:54AM
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Tipping When do you give a tip?
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Jul 20 2024 10:42AM
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Hey Morgan
Always a good view when he speaks
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Jul 18 2024 02:46PM
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Bob Newhart, Comedy Icon, Dies at 94
Rest in peace you did a heck of a job
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Jul 4 2024 05:31AM
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Say hey
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Jun 18 2024 09:07PM
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The greatest baseball player to have ever played the game died today Rest in peace Willie Mays wow loved watching him hated the Giants
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Jun 12 2024 05:32PM
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Jerry West RIP
I always thought a good guy and a heck of a player
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Jun 10 2024 08:34AM
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Hot pepper education
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