I remember it very well. I was in 3rd grade, in Mexico, that day was raining very hard and I didnt attend school because of that. I remember that I woke up and I saw my mom very confused watching the TV. I remember that Mexican TV was showing live coverage from Fox. It was so scared thinking that the people inside of these buildings were dying and no one could do something to stop it. One week later I went for 2nd time in my life to USA, in the border, the officials were very very strict checking everyone and the vehicles.. America was in a collective psychosis, a very sad moment.
I was a senior in college (at 21) and my experience was much like ChrisCMU's. I saw the first tower fall on replay in between class periods and then went home when they cancelled the rest of the days classes. I saw the second tower fall on the tv at home.
I realize it's not the worst thing that humans have done to other humans, but I still shudder when I think of all those lives snuffed out that quickly.
Rome's version of 9/11 Massacre of the Romans & Italici in Asia, c.May 88 BC
In Bithynia Mithridates received a radical and strange piece of advice from a prominent Greek philosopher at his court, Metrodoros of Skepsis, who was known as ho misoromaios (the Roman-hater) on account of the extremity of his anti-Roman sentiments. Metrodoros suggested that in order to bind the communities of the Roman province to the Pontic cause the king should arrange for the extermination of all Romans in the province without regard to age or sex and force the participation of all the Greek civic authorities, thus shaking off Roman rule permanently and irrevocably.
Soon after securing control of the province in about early April Mithridates proceeded with his plans. The massacre was carefully planned and co-ordinated to take the victims by surprise, in every community and all at once. In writing to all the civic authorities of the province, detailing the measures to be taken, the king stipulated that the killings were to be carried out exactly one month after the date of his letter. The date in question is not recorded but fell around early May 88 BC. What took place on that day profoundly affected Roman/Hellenistic relations. Appian states that 80,000 Romans and Italians were killed in these "Asiatic Vespers".
i was 3 years old and in England at the time and don't remember much, probably because i was 3 years old and still don't remember anything i ever did that entire year.
