This Saturday will mark 20 years since America’s darkest day, when the country came under attack by a series of terrorists who hijacked four planes and used them as missiles to target some of the country’s most important landmarks. This tragic day, otherwise known as September 11th 2001, would become synonymous with the events and aftermath of that day, but it has often been shortened to 9/11. In a similar fashion, the London bombings of July 2005 became known as 7/7.
But what is so special about these two specific tragic events that they have earnt the moniker of the short date in which they happened? It’s not as if we refer to the Westminster Bridge attack of 2017 as the 3/22 attack, or the London Bridge one from the same year as 6/4. I’m just curious to know as to why those that got referred to by the short date did so in the first place.
But what is so special about these two specific tragic events that they have earnt the moniker of the short date in which they happened? It’s not as if we refer to the Westminster Bridge attack of 2017 as the 3/22 attack, or the London Bridge one from the same year as 6/4. I’m just curious to know as to why those that got referred to by the short date did so in the first place.