The MEMO Blog

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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'Reward Matchbooks' a Lure for Info Leading to Capture of Wanted Terrorists

February 28, 2011

The federal authorities had the green matchbooks designed to catch terrorists.The matchbooks carry images of Osama bin Laden, an Islamist terrorist and Al Qaeda ringleader, and Ramzi Yousef, who masterminded the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. Ide

18 Years Later: 9/11 Memorial Remembers Six Killed in 1993 WTC Bombing

February 26, 2011

Above: A woman is helped by two NYPD officers after the Feb. 26, 1993, World Trade Center blast in which six people were killed, thousands injured. (9/11 Memorial Museum photo) Over the next three days, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum will

Mission Complete: H.E.A.R.T. 9/11 Returns to US After Building Clinic in Haiti (Update X3)

February 24, 2011

Members of H.E.A.R.T. 9/11 have returned to the United States after traveling to Haiti, where they built a health clinic for the Love A Child Orphanage. The nonprofit disaster relief organization built the "fully functioning health clinic in just six days

18 Years Later: Reflections of the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing

February 24, 2011

Over the next three days, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum will commemorate the anniversary of the Feb. 26, 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center with stories from that tragic day. Help pay tribute to the six individuals killed with

Explore Never-Before-Seen Content on Interactive Sept. 11 Timeline (UPDATE X6)

February 23, 2011

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum launches a Web-based interactive 9/11 timeline that creates a unique multimedia landscape using images, audio and video to chronicle the events of the day. Explore the timeline now at timeline.national911mem

Video: Kennedy Space Center Hosts National 9/11 Flag

February 22, 2011

The National 9/11 Flag made a recent stop in Florida at the Kennedy Space Center.  See the video of the special stitching ceremony on Feb. 18 and read more about the flag on the MEMO.The flag will be stitched in all 50 states and then placed in the perma

Editor of 9/11-inspired 'New York Says Thank You' Film Doc Reflects on Tough Creative Decisions

February 21, 2011

It has been my honor and privilege to become a part of this story of the American spirit. There has been no other event in my career to which I have been so profoundly and personally attached as I have to the “New York Says Thank You” documentary film. Th

Video: Fox News Reports on Sept. 11 Audio Tour of Ground Zero

February 18, 2011

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.comSee FOX News anchor Shepard Smith report about the latest partnership between the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and Broadcastr, a new social-media platform for location-based audio. Selections from

Dispatch from Haiti: H.E.A.R.T. 9/11 Helping to Build Clinic, Homes

February 17, 2011

Above: Members of H.E.A.R.T. 9/11 help build a structure in Haiti. (Courtesy photo)  A  H.E.A.R.T. 9/11 team has arrived in Fond Parisien, Haiti, where they are taking part in helping to rebuild the country devastated by an earthquake in January 2010. H.E

Explore 9/11: NYU Professor discusses the relationship between memory and history

February 17, 2011

 Edward Berenson is a professor of history and director of the Institute of French Studies at New York University. Berenson, who co-directs a French-American research center at NYU in partnership with the French National Center for Scientific Research, is