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the on the night of september tenth of two thousand and one a man lounged on a couch in a new york city, hotel suite outside his window, the bright lights of manhattan, cut through the darkness he could see twin towers, jutting upwards taller than any other buildings in the city. The man headed felt this good. In a long time. His whole body was exhausted from the show he put on a few hours before, but it was ok because his tour was finally over and for once, he wasn't alone in his hotel room. His relatives were there with him. You see this man was always travelling, always away from home, always missing his family, but that night, his mom and his sister sat across from him smiling and laughing at. no what they talked about, maybe they told stories about when the man was just a kid even back then he'd been a star. Maybe they told him

How great that evening show had been, how excited the fans, madison square garden, had been or maybe they asked him what he had going on the next day. If they did, he would have told them this the very next morning September. Eleventh of two thousand and one he had a meeting on the top floor of the world trade center. Whatever they talked about, it must have been a great conversation, because the man's mom and sister didn't leave his hotel room until four o'clock in the morning. By the time they were. and he was totally drained- he barely remember- to set his alarm before he crawled into bed and fell asleep the next morning. At eight, forty six

m american airlines flight eleven crashed into the north tower of the world trade center. Seventeen minutes later flight one. Seventy five struck the self tower. In the process, manhattan became the setting of the deadliest terrorist attack in u S, history, with over three thousand people killed rubble littered the ground smoke rose high into the air and first responders risked their lives to save others across the country. Knew stations played footage of the horrifying tragedy. Even today, it would be difficult to find a single person over the age of thirty

It doesn't remember exactly where they were at the moment. They heard the news back. Then, though, word was still spreading and in the new york city, hotel room, the man's alarm beat and beat and beat he should have been inside the world trade centre. At the very moment the plane struck, but he was so tired that he had slept through his alarm. It wasn't until the sounds of explosions and sirens broke out that he woke up, got out of bed and ran to his window. The peaceful seen from the night before was gone. The twin towers, weren't shambles,

Just ass, he began to understand what happened: the man's hotel phone rain. He picked it up and heard his moms frantic voice. On the other end. She wanted to make sure that her son was alive. He told her and I quote, mother, I'm ok. Thanks to you, you get me up talking so late that I overslept and missed my appointments and listen. The last I slept through my alarm. It pretty much ruin my whole day, but I can't even begin to imagine how grateful this man must have been. He went on to live for another yours, but those bird trying times for him. The man who had once sold out shows it madison square garden became the subjective, widespread controversy, fame, something that he had had since he was. Eleven years old took its toll. His legacy had been damaged time and time again, and this might be what inspired his brother to rights.

Memoir the story about this man narrowly escaping nine eleven, was revealed in his brothers book, which was published in two thousand eleven. It also gives more intimate details of the man's life and reminds readers that, while he was a complicated and often troubled figure, the impact he made on music and pop culture, undeniable. Without him, there would be no moon, walk no glittery white glove, no thriller nights. After all, he was Michael Jackson. The king of pop The This cast his sponsored by better help some of the toughest battles we, often fight or when we know what's good for us, but our brains keep getting in the way. For example,. Knowing that you need to sleep. but your mind is swamped in racing thoughts and that often- leaves us feeling stuck. I have been there so many times before.

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He was from Ohio and he left to join the union army a little over two years prior at first, he served as a drummer for Michigan twenty second regiment, but anxious to do more. He quickly traded his drumsticks for a musket when the two Second, regiment entered the battle chickamauga on september, eighteenth of eighteen. Sixty three john Clem marched alongside them for two days. They fought for two days they stuck together. Then disaster struck a group of confederate soldiers, surrounded them. John became separated from the rest of his regiment. When he looked up, he found himself staring straight into the eyes of a confederate, colonel the colonel size, John climb up and said, and I quote, I think the best thing a mite of a chap like you can do- is dropped that gun, but John clam did not drop it. Quite the opposite. He lifted the musket ain't right at the colonel and shot. Then he turned around and sprinted away ass, fast ass. He possibly could and behind him

the colonel yelled out some choice, words, culling John, a damned can t devil, but John probably didn't hear that bit he'd manage to make it back across the union lines and was safely with his fellow It is also the confederate army won the battle that day John Clem survived, and he would soon be honoured for his bravery against the colonel. He was promoted from soldier to sergeant, which meant that he was now officially an officer in the. U s: army the only catch was John Clem was twelve years old. It's crazy. I know it was a journey that just a few years earlier to jobs. Mother had died when he was nine years old and after she was gone, he ran away from home. In the hope of joining the army. He actually been turned away from at least one other regiment on account of the whole thing of being a child before the twenty second michigan regiment, interrupted him when they did. Finally, let him- and it was only so that he could be a sort of unofficial, mascot, slash drummer boy. He was more like an adopted child who the other soldiers took care of

then an actual member of the? U s military but John, kept, insisting that he wasn't there to drum. He was there to fight. Eventually, his commander agreed that he could have a musket, although they head does saw part of the end off to make light enough for the child to carry regardless at the battle of chickamauga, John Clem clearly prove that he met business still for all his bravery. There was the pesky problem of being a minor about a year later in july of eighteen, sixty four, the! U s. War depart announced that it would be instituting strict penalties for anyone who allowed boys under the age of sixteen to enlist so johns commanding officer was forced to let him go. He told the boy in so many words that he ought to trade. The musket for a pencil and go to school. John followed his commanders orders from his new place in high school classroom. He can

in touch with his friends from Michigan twenty second regiments, and when he graduated in eighteen, seventy he received nomination to west point from none other than president Ulysses s grant, but that didn't go quite as planned. Either John failed the west joint entrance exam. However, due to his highly unique experience, president grant appointed john as an army lieutenant anyway John Clam spent. The next forty four years in the military of billy, rising to the rank of major general when he retired in nineteen fifteen. He was the last active duty member who had served in the civil war. He died. A nineteenth seven and is now buried at Arlington, national cemetery with headstone. It says John lincoln, Clem, drummer boy, a chickamauga, a fitting nickname for such a strange soldier. I hope you enjoy today's guided tour of the cabinet of curiosities subscribe for free

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