Surreal Footage on Instagram: "In the immediate aftermath of the South Tower’s collapse on September 11, 2001, an NYPD helicopter captured harrowing footage from above Ground Zero. The video, recorded by the NYPD Aviation Unit, shows thick clouds of dust and debris engulfing the area, with the skeletal remains of the Twin Towers looming in the haze. The pilot and crew had initially hoped to rescue survivors from the rooftops, but the South Tower was inaccessible due to smoke and structural insta

Purely History on Instagram: "In 2013, an emotional moment unfolded on live television after a devastating tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma. During an interview with CBS News, survivor Barbara Garcia stood amid the ruins of her destroyed home, explaining how she and her small dog had taken shelter in their bathroom. The tornado hit with such force that it ripped the house apart, and she lost sight of her pet in the chaos. As the cameras rolled, a reporter suddenly noticed movement in the rubble be

Explaining on Instagram: "In the aftermath of the first plane striking the North Tower on September 11, 2001, twenty-four-year-old Bradley “Brad” Fetchet, working on the 89th floor of the South Tower, called his parents. After a brief call with his father, he left a voicemail for his mother saying he was “obviously alive” but shaken, that a plane had crashed into World Trade Center One, and that they were in Tower Two. He asked them to call back and said he expected the firm might be closed for