On 11 September 2001, the World Trade Center was struck by two hijacked planes and reduced to rubble, suffocating downtown Manhattan under a wall of dust, dirt, and death. Simultaneously, the Pentagon, the military command-centre of the World’s only remaining superpower, was hit by a third hijacked plane. Only one plane failed to reach its target, crashing into a field as the hijackers were overpowered by a handful of passengers.

While history is full of bloodbaths, there have been comparatively few witnesses; but with hundreds of cameras pointed at the Twin Towers and continual global broadcasting, the horrifying events of 9/11 were witnessed by millions.