In what's become a grim and somber ritual for Americans, citizens will gather Tuesday to mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, in which Islamic extremists killed nearly 3,000 people.
Thousands are expected to come together in New York City, Washington, DC and Pennsylvania to pay their respects.
Today we remember the tragic events of September 11, 2001, which we have come to know as 9/11. For every American, including this one, it was a moment frozen in time. I remember exactly where I was when the news starting pouring in about the attacks on that fateful day. A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I were in New York City and visited the 9/11 Memorial at Ground Zero.
September 11, 2012 The 9/11 Museum, once slated to open today, the 11th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, has been delayed due to disagreements between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the National 9/11 Museum and Memorial Foundation.
September 10, 2012
September 10, 2012 To commemorate the 11th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks, a Utah man plans to sing and sing and sing.
It was Sunday morning October 28th, a little over a month since the terrorist attacks of September 11, and Alan Jackson was having trouble sleeping. He arose from his bed at 4Am and began writing down the words and music that would become an anthem for all of us who lived through that terrible day. By the time his wife and children returned from Sunday church services later that morning Alan had completed his song. It was called "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" and on this day, December 29, 2001 it became the number one song on the country charts.
Those of us tuning in to TV news on that tragic September 11th Tuesday morning, were relying on anything we could see and hear from the TV coverage for information. During the first few minutes of the 9/11 attacks, no one knew exactly what was taking place.
Was that first plane crash into one of the World Trade Center Towers an accident or an intentional attack? The TV media couldn't answer that question until minutes later, when the second plane hit the other Twin Tower, and then more and more details were unfolding before our very eyes.
September 11, 2001 is one of those dates frozen in time, and one of the only events in American history simply known by its date...9/11. I recall exactly where I was when the news came in. I was working in advertising, and as I was beginning my work day in my Clinton office, I got a phone call from a friend who said, "Are you watching TV? Did you see what happened a few minutes ago in New York City?"
The images that emerged in the hours and weeks following the September 11 terrorist attacks have been imprinted in many of our minds. With the 10-year anniversary of the attacks, we take a look back at some of the more iconic pictures from the attacks.
The Twin Towers were enormous buildings and the attacks of 9/11 were of such magnitude that people were able to see the skyline change from neighboring states and camera-equipped satellites were even able to capture the aftermath from space.
Peg Ogonowski’s late husband, John, was the captain of American Flight 11 — better known as the first plane to hit the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001.
“It was that moment of before and after,” said Peg, a former flight attendant. “There was my whole life before and then everything changed. It was a real line in my life that there will always be before 9/11 and after 9/11.”
The Sept. 11 Memorial is set to open exactly 10 years and one day after the planes crashed into the World Trade Center. The 9/11 Memorial will open on September 12, after being dedicated during Sunday’s remembrance ceremony in New York City.
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