9 11 survivor biography of george
9 11 survivor biography of george
9 11 survivor biography of george harrison.
9/11 attacks: The Gateshead man who survived World Trade Centre carnage
It was the event that defined the new millennium and foreshadowed the age of terror we live in today.
The 9/11 attacks on America took place 15 years ago and shocked the world.
One man caught up in the carnage was Gateshead-born George Sleigh who survived the attack on New York’s World Trade Centre and was featured on page one of the Chronicle calmly walking away from the disaster.
9/11 was the “Kennedy moment” of the new century.
Everyone of a certain age will remember where they were and what they were doing when the dramatic news and images started to come through.
On September 11, 2001, 19 militants linked to the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States.
Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Centre in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington DC, and the fourth plan