This is what the Grateful Dead say in their famous tribute song to the late Casey Jones, but it is hard to know if they just added this line so that their song would rhyme, or if i... moreThis is what the Grateful Dead say in their famous tribute song to the late Casey Jones, but it is hard to know if they just added this line so that their song would rhyme, or if it is an actual historical fact.
The shooting at Columbine and the 9/11 terrorist attacks are both great tragedies all by themselves. However, for the students at Columbine who were seniors when 9/11 happened were... moreThe shooting at Columbine and the 9/11 terrorist attacks are both great tragedies all by themselves. However, for the students at Columbine who were seniors when 9/11 happened were also the freshmen there when the shooting occurred. So for these teenagers in particular, I feel like it must have been a double dose of tragedy, as well as Deja Vu for them when the announcement of the planes hitting the World Trade Center came on September 11, 2001.