>>11534933i can tell you weren’t around in 2001.
america went fucking MENTAL for weeks afterward as the rumourmill was constantly running overtime with “what if there’s more”, “what if there are others already here”, etc.
It’s pretty interesting looking up old radio from the 9/11 era. You can find old eps of This American Life and Coast To Coast AM online from that period and you can sense the constant tension throughout, but from the comfort of 20+ years later and safe.