It's a mix of both. It's based on real events and historical facts related to the lead - up to 9/11. However, like any adaptation, there are some fictional elements added for the sake of storytelling, such as the way certain characters' personal lives are depicted and how some interactions are dramatized to make the narrative more engaging.
Splendid was similar to resplendent, gorgeous, magnificent, wonderful, brilliant, glorious, gorgeous, bright, beautiful, rich, gorgeous, gorgeous, brilliant, and so on.
The synonymous words of great momentum were: great fanfare, magnificent mountains and rivers, all-powerful wind and clouds, swallowing mountains and rivers, vast seas, ten thousand horses galloping, magnificent, heroes achieving success, and majestic.
Definitely. The show takes elements from actual incidents and presents them in a fictionalized format to provide a comprehensive narrative. However, some artistic liberties might have been taken for dramatic effect.