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When 38 Planes Landed in a Tiny Town: The Untold 9/11 Story of Gander, Newfoundland
The Day the World Came to Town
On September 11, 2001, as the world watched in horror, 38 international flights carrying over 6,500 strangers were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland—a remote town of just 10,000 people. In Jim DeFede's gripping book 'The Day the World Came to Town,' we uncover how this forgotten community turned a crisis into a testament of human kindness. From pharmacists working 42 hours for free to save lives, to a secret Holocaust survivor revealing his identity after 65 years, this story shatters our assumptions about fear and trust. Discover how Gander's radical hospitality—where doors were left unlocked and neighbors became family—proved that in the darkest moments, our default isn't selfishness, but compassion. Watch to see how a small town's choice to embrace strangers offers a powerful lesson for our divided world.
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