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James Lucas

@JamesLucasIT

Sep 11, 2024 • 9 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X

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Thread of last phone calls made by 9/11 victims to their loved ones 🧵

1. Jim Gartenberg, 86th floor

2. Melissa Harrington-Hughes

3. Kevin Cosgrove

4. Brian Sweeney

5. Stephen Mulderry

6. Brad Fetchet's voice message to his mother

7. CeeCee Lyles

8. Todd Beamer was a passenger on United Flight 93 during 9/11. He was among those who fought to regain control from hijackers, causing the plane to crash in a field and saving countless lives by preventing it from hitting the intended target.

These were Beamer's last words:

This is collection of photographs of the people who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

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The beauty of the Eternal City - a thread 🧵

1. Sunset in Rome

2. The Roman Forum, developed in the late 8th to early 7th century BC, was the center of Roman political, religious, and commercial life.

It remained active for over 1,000 years, and declined into disuse by the 8th century AD.

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2. The statue of Neptune in Gran Canaria

3. This 14-meter (45-foot) statue, sculpted by Giambologna in 1579, represents Italy’s Apennine Mountains.

Grand Duke Francesco de’ Medici would fish at night from a chamber inside its head.

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1. Basilica Cistern, Istanbul

2. There's a place in Iceland where green fields, a yellow river, a black beach and the ocean meet.

3. Dante Alighieri's funeral was held in San Francesco Basilica in Ravenna in 1321.

Beneath the basilica lies a flooded 10th-century crypt.

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2. Café im Kunsthistorischen Museum, Vienna

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3. Caffè Quadri, Venice

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This thread will brighten up your day 🧵

1. His improvised scene in Good Will Hunting made the cameraman laugh so hard the camera started shaking. Matt Damon's reaction is authentic.

2. Robin Williams was among the first to visit Christopher Reeve in the hospital after the accident that left him paralyzed.

Disguised as a doctor and speaking in a thick accent, he announced he was there to perform a rectal exam, causing Reeve to laugh for the first time.

3. Koko the gorilla, who knew 1,000 signs and understood 2,000 words, had a friend named Michael, also a gorilla, who passed away in 2000.

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