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Almost everyone remembers what they were doing when the events happened, a Flashbulb Memory. There's actually research on the specific memories of 9/11 : https

• jcranmer 5y ago
  I actually remember three things about 9/12: * I remember being the first one up to check if we had school that day (we did not). * I remember counting the number of stories in the paper that day that did not involve the attacks. * We had some Canadians staying with us that week, so we spent a large part of the next day comparing the events from an American versus a Canadian perspective. I distinctly remember one of the Canadians being salty about the international flights being diverted to Canada instead of the US. [ Note: said Canadians had been planning to visit the National Mall on 9/11... needless to say, that visit did not end up happening. ]