14. The 9/11 Jumpers
You’ll see the events of September 11, 2001, on this list a few times. It was a day that changed the entire way of thinking of this country probably forever. The way our presidential elections are conducted with bitter rhetoric, the way we go through airports, the way we are forced to thank everybody in the military for their service…it all comes out of 9/11. One of the toughest scenes of that day, prior to the collapse of the buildings, were of Trade Center office workers standing in the spots where windows had been knocked out, trying to make the decision to jump to their death or not. Remember, their building was already struck by a plane, filled with smoke and fire and there was no sign of rescue. The heat must have been ridiculous. Despite not knowing they would have died minutes later in the eventual collapse, many decided jumping to their death was the best option.14. The 9/11 Jumpers
You’ll see the events of September 11, 2001, on this list a few times. It was a day that changed the entire way of thinking of this country probably forever. The way our presidential elections are conducted with bitter rhetoric, the way we go through airports, the way we are forced to thank everybody in the military for their service…it all comes out of 9/11. One of the toughest scenes of that day, prior to the collapse of the buildings, were of Trade Center office workers standing in the spots where windows had been knocked out, trying to make the decision to jump to their death or not. Remember, their building was already struck by a plane, filled with smoke and fire and there was no sign of rescue. The heat must have been ridiculous. Despite not knowing they would have died minutes later in the eventual collapse, many decided jumping to their death was the best option.
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