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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Horrific. Awestruck. Paralyzing. Stunning. Chilling.This is just a sample of words often expressed when viewing photographs or videotaped scenes from the morning of September 11, 2001. The 9/11 terrorist strike on the World Trade Center's Twin Towers is o
Residents of the Breezy Point neighborhood in Queens donated to the U.S. military a steel I-beam that was once part of the World Trade Center. The beam, which is nine-feet long and two-feet wide, weighs more than 950 pounds. It was donated to the Army th
It is revered as the stalwart pear tree that survived the 9/11 attacks. But a pair of March storms that brought strong winds, and pounded New York with heavy rains, damaged the so-called Survivor Tree. It was uprooted in those storms, leading to major co
Join others who are contributing to the collection of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum by sharing stories, videos or pictures for the Make History project. Whether you were in lower Manhattan on 9/11 or watching the events unfold on a
In case you missed it, there were a series of successful tests of a mock-up section of the 9/11 Memorial waterfalls in Brooklyn earlier this year. The Associated Press reported on the mock-up waterfall demonstration. The 30-foot mock-up is no longer at th
StoryCorps founder Dave Isay opened the new "9/11, Today and Tomorrow" speakers series at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site with powerful audio recordings that triggered emotion, drew smiles and inspired hope. One of the recordings was a heartfelt remembr
In case you missed it. The beacon known as the Tribute in Light will burn bright through the 10th anniversary of the 2001 attacks thanks to funding secured by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, or LMDC.LMDC also approved additional funding for t
Tonight at 6:30 p.m. StoryCorps founder Dave Isay kick starts the new "9/11, Today and Tomorrow" speakers series at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site. The entire speakers series can be viewed in HD online at THIRTEEN Forum and downloaded for free at Apple's
Meet James T. Connors, a commercial real estate veteran with more than two decades of experience. He has been appointed as Executive Vice President of Operations for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels said
Meet Birgit Weschollek of Herne, Germany. She's seen here with a yellow arrow pointing her out (The arrow was added by 9/11 Memorial staff). In late March, Birgit became the 500,000th visitor of the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, which opened August 2009 o
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