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No, sorry, this is wrong. 9-11 works because the tragedy was 'massive' (the biggest attack since pearl harbour and most civilian deaths ever). Any name applie
by jollybean 4y ago
No, sorry, this is wrong.
9-11 works because the tragedy was 'massive' (the biggest attack since pearl harbour and most civilian deaths ever).
Any name applied to 9-11 would have 'stuck'.
Moreover, 9-11 caught on at least in part because 911 is 'emergency' number in North America.
Hurricane Katrina comes nowhere near that threshold. Now - it may have been giving a populist name, such as 'The Orleans Breach' or something instead of an official name.
But the names really do help us remember and contextualize.