New York City – Under The Harvest Moon

This was a spiritual occurrence that we had in New Jersey, looking over to Manhattan, New York. We’ve got rained out. But Mother Nature gave us a beautiful moment to witness.

… after September 11, the world would never be the same.

WE WILL NEVER FORGET … 09-11-2001

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We Remember

For many, September 11, 2001, began like any other weekday. We made our way to work. Children attended school. We shopped, had coffee, and waited in line at a drive-thru. Those of us who weren’t in New York City heard the first reports on the radio or television. A friend or neighbor alerted us to a plane flying into one of the Twin Towers. We felt disbelief. An accident, perhaps, a miscalculation. Then, a second plane flew into the second tower. Our disbelief turned into uncertainty and concern.

Those on the ground faced terror and obstacles they had never known. But then, as a set of coordinated suicide attacks organized by the militant group Al Qaeda targeted the World Trade Center, the rest of the nation witnessed the unbelievable. And then a third plane crashed into the Pentagon. And yet another crashed into a field in Shanksville, PA.

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Memorial

Every year since that fateful day, the United States has come together to remember the fallen. We remember the first responders and those who made difficult decisions. Since that day, memorials have risen from the ashes.

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: https://nationaldaycalendar.com/patriot-day-september-11/

Skyscrapers have become pretty commonplace in modern times, and Skyscraper Day is our golden opportunity to appreciate these architectural marvels and feats of engineering. Skyscrapers grace our big cities with their bold presence, defining our skylines with mighty buildings that literally seem to scrape the sky. But skyscrapers have only been around for about 130 years. The world’s first skyscraper was completed in 1885 in Chicago, and it stood only 138 feet tall, a mere 10 stories that would not even be considered a skyscraper today. But the name stuck, and initially, any building that towered high over the surrounding structures was dubbed a skyscraper. Over time, our ability to engineer and construct skyscrapers improved drastically, and now a building must have at least 40 floors to be classified as a skyscraper at all. In crowded urban areas where land space is at a premium, skyscrapers allow us to build upwards rather than outwards, converting a single allotment of land area into 40 or more floors of potential living space.

:https://nationaltoday.com/skyscraper-day/