Remembering Sept. 11

Two men identified by authorities as hijackers Mohamed Atta (right) and Abdulaziz Alomari (center) pass through airport security on Sept. 11, 2001, at Portland International Jetport in Maine in an image from airport surveillance tape released on Sept. 19,

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It Was Shoes On, No Boarding Pass Or ID. But Airport Security Forever Changed On 9/11

10:10am September 11, 2023

by David Schaper

No boarding pass or ID was needed to go to the gate, and 4-inch-blade knives were allowed aboard planes. Now we take off shoes, can't have liquids over 3.4 oz and go through high-tech body scanners.

Members of the Berlin city fire department attend a ceremony Saturday near the Breitscheidplatz memorial to commemorate fellow firefighters and other victims killed in the 9/11 terror attacks in New York City.

On The 20th Anniversary, U.S. Allies Honor The Lives Lost On 9/11

12:47pm September 11, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

World leaders are expressing their sympathies for the victims of the 9/11 attacks. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the terrorists had failed to "shake our belief in freedom and democracy."

President Joe Biden speaks about his strategy to combat the coronavirus pandemic at Brookland Middle School on Friday in Washington, D.C. Later in the day, he issued a video commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Biden Calls For Unity In His Address Commemorating The Sept. 11 Attacks Anniversary

7:21pm September 10, 2021

by Alana Wise

President Biden called on Americans to embrace unity as they reflect on the day that two decades ago reshaped the nation. "Unity is what makes us who we are: America at its best," he said.

The New York City Fire Department's James Gordon Bennett Medal was established in 1869 and features an image of Neptune (left) wading ashore. It will be renamed the Chief of Department Peter J. Ganci, Jr. Medal.

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NYC Fire Department Renames Highest Award In Light Of Namesake's Racist Views

1:41pm September 10, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said the FDNY was renaming the medal after Chief of Department Peter J. Ganci Jr., who was the highest-ranking member killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Firefighters work beneath the vertical struts of the World Trade Center's twin towers, in Lower Manhattan, following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Sept. 11 First Responder Fights On Behalf Of Others Who Rushed To Help

3:34pm September 11, 2017

by Terry Gross

Demolition supervisor John Feal was working at ground zero 16 years ago when an 8,000-pound piece of steel crushed his foot. After being denied medical compensation, he became an advocate for others.

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Members of the Taliban militia ride in vehicles during Afghanistan's annual Independence Day parade in Kabul on Aug. 19, 2001. Afghanistan was largely cut off from the world during the Taliban's rule from 1996 to 2001. That changed dramatically after the

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The View From Kabul On Sept. 11, 2001

2:47pm September 08, 2016

by Hannah Bloch

The attacks came at a time when Afghanistan was under harsh Taliban rule, isolated from the world and on the verge of famine. Reporter Hannah Bloch, who was in Kabul on Sept. 11, recalls the day.

The dark stone path that bisects the Flight 93 National Memorial visitors center in Shanksville, Pa., memorializes the flight path of the United Airlines plane.

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Flight 93 Memorial Center Opens 14 Years After Sept. 11 Attacks

3:26pm September 10, 2015

by Marie Andrusewicz

The $26 million center in Shanksville, Pa., features 10 main exhibits, leading visitors through a chronological experience of the events of the day.

President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and others observe a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday to mark the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Nation Remembers 9/11 On 13th Anniversary Of Attacks

10:41am September 11, 2014

by Scott Neuman

President Obama, the first lady and vice president gathered for a moment of silence at the White House. Other ceremonies are scheduled at the Pentagon, in New York and in Shanksville, Pa.

"Timescape" finds words in the news associated with Sept. 11, and weights them according to prominence in a story — not just how often they appear.

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An Algorithm Is A Curator At The Sept. 11 Museum

4:34pm July 01, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

Curators at the September 11 Memorial and Museum came up with a novel solution to the problem of interpreting the tragedy. They put a computer algorithm in charge of an exhibit. But is it objective?

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