The Legacy of 9-11 #239 By Hank Silverberg Where were you when you heard about Pearl Harbor? Where were you when you heard that President Kennedy had been shot? Where were you when the towers came down on 9-11? These questions are generational, but each of them can evoke emotions in millions of Americans. Such cataclysmic events often define the collective memories of a generation and have a major impact on their lives and society as a whole. I remember distinctly what I was doing as a 9-year- old when I heard about Kennedy. I was in the fourth grade and going home from school for lunch. It ruined my pending birthday party and hooked me on the news and world events ever since. (9-11 Memorial NYC) I also remember more distinctly what I was doing on 9-11, 21 years ago when a terrorist attack changed our country forever. I will spare you all the details, but I was awakened from my sleep and thrust into a world gone mad, 24-hour news cycles and a collec