As America marks the 18th anniversary of the worst terror attack on U.S. soil, we remember those who lost their lives and pay tribute to the incredible heroes who went above and beyond to save others.
NEW YORK (AP) — People who were too young on 9/11 to even remember their lost loved ones, and others for whom the grief is still raw, paid tribute with wreath-layings and the solemn roll call of the dead Wednesday as America marked the 18th anniversary of the worst terror attack on U.S. soil. “As …
The worst terrorist attack in US history turned more than a few ordinary Americans into heroes. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives on September 11, 2001, after al Qaeda hijackers flew airplanes into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center in New York. More than 6,000 were injured. Tens of thousands …
A jar of sand from Oahu for a sister who danced on its shore. A blue herringbone scarf for the flight attendant who had taken a fateful extra shift. Six scraps of notebook paper, each with a word in Spanish written to the father of four from the Bronx. “Hay gente aun que te aman.” There are still …
(CNN) — It's become a solemn and sacred ritual in the United States each September 11 -- pausing for part of the day to remember the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks . While the attacks happened at the Twin Towers in lower Manhattan, the Pentagon across the Potomac River from Washington and a …
When the terrorist attacks happened, trivial decisions spared people’s lives—or sealed their fate. Joseph Lott, a sales representative for Compaq computers, survived one of the deadliest days in modern American history because he had a penchant for “art ties,” neckties featuring famous masterpieces. …
Graff is the author of The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11. He’s written for publications from Wired to The New York Times, and served as the editor of two of Washington’s most prestigious magazines, Washingtonian and POLITICO Magazine. His books include Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. …
Kayla Bergeron can still describe that morning in matter-of-fact detail: She was dutifully working at her desk on the 68th floor when the building lurched. Someone ran in and said that a plane had hit — a small plane, she assumed. She realized it must not have been just a Cessna. Then came a …
The attacks of September 11, 2001 killed almost 3,000 people, shocked the world and forever seared 9/11 into memory as a date filled with tragedy, …
Editor’s note: This is an update to a story PBS NewsHour first published in 2011. Read that story here. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 …
