On August 7, 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit performed an illegal high-wire walk between the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, over 1,300 feet above Manhattan. His daring feat became an iconic moment in performance art and NYC history.
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September 11, 2001 | The Attacks, the Lives Lost, and the World That Followed
On September 11, 2001, four hijacked airliners killed 2,977 victims in New York, at the Pentagon and near Shanksville. Follow the documented timeline and lasting consequences.