The attacks that struck New York and Washington on Sept. 11, 2001 are now remembered as “The Day America Cried.” For the residents in one small town in Newfoundland, Canada, the day will always be remembered as one when the community dropped what they were doing and came together to help those in need.
The collapse of the World Trade Center towers in New York City on Sept. 11 directly impacted air travel. For the first and only time in history, the U.S. government shut down the airspace across the entire country.