1. A 24-year-old equities trader helped at least a dozen people get out, and then he went back in with firefighters to save more. Just a few minutes after United Airlines Flight 175 struck the South Tower of the World Trade Center, 24-year-old Welles Crowther called his mother and calmly left a voicemail: “Mom, this is Welles. I […]
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1. It All Began in Ireland While some Australians think of Halloween as an American celebration, it’s actually based on a Celtic festival. The ancient Celtic Festival called Samhain was first celebrated more than 2,000 years ago in County Meath. The Celts believed it was a time of transition, when the veil between this world […]