25 Years Later, George W. Bush’s Post-9/11 First Pitch Remains One of the Most Powerful Moments in Sports History

How George W. Bush united the nation after 9/11 with a baseball pitch

Sam Cardona-Norberg recalls 25 years ago when President George W. Bush threw out the first pitch in Yankee Stadium seven weeks following the 9/11 attack on New York.

25 Years Later, George W. Bush’s Post-9/11 First Pitch Remains One of the Most Powerful Moments in Sports History

25 years after the tragedy that played out on September 11, 2001, we look back at one of the most important, unifying moments that played out after the attacks that claimed the lives of 2,977 Americans. It’s a day that the United States of America – and the world – will always remember, and a morning that those who witnessed will never forget. 9/11 is often described as one of the worst days of humanity, but in the aftermath, it […] The post 25 …