Our account begins with a middle-aged captain sailing west and entering what will be known as the New York Bay. For the first time in history, a European sets his vision on the future New York.

The date?

September 11, 1609

Henry Hudson, onboard his ship The Half Moon, has no way of imagining the tragedy that will occur at this very spot precisely 392 years later.

9/11/1609 and 9/11/2001, a 1 in 365 chance (0.27%) if calculated solely on the date, never mind the very location. A surprise indeed. A coincidence? Perhaps. However, we'll see this date again…