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The Who concert disaster was a crowd disaster that occurred on December 3, 1979, when English rock band the Who performed at Riverfront Coliseum (now known as Heritage Bank Center) in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, and a rush of concert-goers outside the Coliseum's entry doors resulted in the deaths of 11 people.
A nonprofit foundation was founded in October 2001 to counsel traumatized children of 9/11 victims and survivors. [1] [19] Beamer's best friend, Doug Macmillan, quit his job to become the administrator of the Foundation. [9] In 2002, Beamer's widow, Lisa, wrote a book with coauthor Ken Abraham, Let's Roll! Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage.
On September 25, 2023, the FDNY reported that with the death of EMT Hilda Vannata and retired firefighter Robert Fulco, marking the 342nd and 343rd deaths from 9/11-related illnesses, the department had now lost the same number of firefighters, EMTs, and civilian members to 9/11-related illnesses as it did on the day of the attacks. [267] [268]
Borders carried significant trauma after 9/11. In 2014, she died aged 42 of stomach cancer she believed may have been a result of the dust and debris she was covered in on 9/11.
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As America paused to mark the September 11 attacks, the U.S. military circulated some images from the devastating day that brought a nation to its knees. Rarely-seen 9/11 photos show glimpse into ...
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Thirteen years after the tragic events of September 11, 2001 it seems nearly unfathomable to think that such an act could have even occurred on U.S. soil -- and in New York City nonetheless.