The official blog of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum features stories of commemoration and memorialization, and information on our public programs, special events, and ways to get involved.
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On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, FDNY Chief Joseph Pfeifer was on a routine call in lower Manhattan. Hearing the loud roar of an airplane overhead, Pfeifer looked up to see hijacked Flight 11 crashing into the North Tower.
On this day in 2011, President Barack Obama announced to the nation that Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in a raid of his Abbottabad, Pakistan compound. The 9/11 Memorial Museum collection is home to several artifacts related to Operation Neptune Spear that represent this important moment in our nation’s history.
Richard J. Guadagno wanted to dedicate his life to protecting the environment. Growing up in Ewing, New Jersey, Guadagno loved animals and the outdoors, and he was a keen gardener.
More than 5,000 people joined together on Sunday, April 22, for the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s sixth annual 5K Run/Walk and Community Day to raise awareness about the organization’s mission and to honor and remember the nearly 3,000 men, women and children who died on 9/11.
Although I don’t have a personal tie to the September 11 attacks, they have had a major effect on my life as a New Yorker. The events were undoubtedly horrific, but the 9/11 Memorial & Museum commemorate it in such a magical way. It is not recognized as a place of sadness, but as a special place of remembrance.
America has long relied on Pakistan for military and intelligence support in the War on Terror, but relations have grown increasingly frayed and may be approaching an open break. What could this mean for continuing American military operations in the region?
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum kicked off National Volunteer Week on Monday evening with a special reception honoring the institution’s many volunteers.
Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Iran expert, spoke last Thursday at the 9/11 Memorial Museum to provide his perspective on Iran’s influence both regionally and globally.
A new class of New York City Police Department recruits visited the 9/11 Memorial & Museum Tuesday morning to honor and remember the members of the NYPD who sacrificed their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. This is the third class of NYPD recruits to visit the Memorial and Museum as a part of their training.
Today marks 45 years since the dedication of the original World Trade Center. The completion of the Twin Towers’ construction was heralded with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 4, 1973.
