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*The event is considered "The Day That Changed America". | *The event is considered "The Day That Changed America". | ||
*Ted Olsen, whose wife died during the attack, was born on September 11, 1940. | *Ted Olsen, whose wife died during the attack, was born on September 11, 1940. | ||
*Pornograpic actor [[wikipedia:Lexington Steele|Lexington Steele]] (real name: | *Pornograpic actor [[wikipedia:Lexington Steele|Lexington Steele]] (real name: Clifton Britt) worked as a stock broker before entering pornography and was employed by Oppenheimer Financial, which operated out of the Twin Towers. Steele says that, had he not decided to become a pornographic actor and kept working as a stock broker, he would have been killed in the attack. | ||
*The attack occured on the 28th anniversary of [[Augusto Pinochet]]'s ''coup d'etat'' in Chile. | *The attack occured on the 28th anniversary of [[Augusto Pinochet]]'s ''coup d'etat'' in Chile. | ||
*The attacks surpassed [[the Oklahoma City Bombing]] as the deadliest terrorist attack to occur on American soil. | *The attacks surpassed [[the Oklahoma City Bombing]] as the deadliest terrorist attack to occur on American soil. | ||