The Weekend That Healed New York: Sports In The Aftermath Of Sept. 11
by Jeff Goldberg and John Altavilla September 21, 2018 CULTURE
Like the Kennedy Assassination in 1963 or the Challenger Disaster in 1986, there are those “Where were you?” moments that define us as Americans. No event, no day, is more deeply embedded in our collective psyche than Sept. 11, 2001. In particular, the destruction of the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center in New York City will forever be the before/after moment when the world changed forever.
The “after” was slow to develop. Despite the urging of the President, the Mayor of New York and other civic and cultural leaders, knowing when it was ok to get back to “normal” — what we did as Americans up until Sept. 10, 2001 — was a difficult process. For many, it was the sports world that offered the clearest guidance. Major League Baseball, after five days of respectful suspension resumed play on Monday, Sept. 17. The NHL resumed its preseason schedule that week, and college and NFL football returned the weekend of Sept. 22-23.
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