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- Remembering 9/11: Karyn's Wings
- Remembering 9/11: Pentagon Employee Bruce Powers
- The 9/11 Survivor Tree
- HISTORY Vault: 9/11 Documentaries
Watch videos about the attacks of 9/11 and the aftermath.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 men hijacked four U.S. commercial airplanes that had taken off with full fuel tanks for the West Coast. The hijackers deliberately crashed the planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and onto a field outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The losses were devastating: A total of 2,977 people were killed in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania.
A photographer documents the efforts of Ground Zero workers in the days after September 11th. Part of the Emmy Award winning web series "Remembering 9/11":
A timeline of the events on September 11, 2001:
One man spends his life maintaining the elevators that will one day save the life of another. Part of the Emmy Award winning web series "Remembering 9/11":
Shirley Dreifus, owner of the now-iconic flag raised at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001, tells the incredible story of the flag's role in the recovery, its disappearance and the search to find it again.
Out of the rubble of the World Trade Center rose a symbol of hope for many in the days after 9/11. Part of the Emmy Award winning web series "Remembering 9/11":
A pair of wings took flight from Arkansas to Afghanistan and carried with them the love of a mourning father. Part of the Emmy Award winning web series "Remembering 9/11":
Bruce Powers, a volunteer at the 9/11 Tribute Center and Pentagon employee more than 16 years, reflects on the events of attack on the Pentagon:
In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, a callery pear tree emerged from the rubble. It now stands at Ground Zero as a symbol of hope:
Explore this collection of extraordinary documentary films about one of the most challenging days in U.S. history.
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Sep 9, 2021 · Some early 9/11 documentaries include Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero, The Man Who Knew, and 9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers. Moreover, several documentaries are set to debut over the next two days.
Sep 11, 2021 · LaGanga's footage gives viewers a rare, up-close look at the 29 minutes of dust, confusion, and stillness in between the time the two World Trade Center towers collapsed. "I saw the Twin Towers fall"
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- Brit McCandless Farmer
Feb 26, 1993 · Shaping Lower Manhattan’s Skyline. The Twin Towers were designed to be the tallest buildings in the world. Their soaring height made them a symbol of American grandiosity but also made them vulnerable to aerial attack.
