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9-11-01 Remembrance offers firsthand accounts of September 11 by National Park Service employees. It includes interviews and photos from a dozen sites, including the Statue of Liberty, Washington, D.C., and western Pennsylvania. One site—Federal Hall National Memorial, located a few blocks from the World Trade Center—provided shelter and help to more than 150 people after the towers fell. (National Park Service)
Interesting fact: U.S. Park Police helicopter "Eagle 1" was in the air less than two minutes after hearing of the September 11 attack on the Pentagon. "Eagle 2" followed one minute later. Read more. |
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The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States was created by Congress and the President in late 2002 to prepare a full account of the circumstances surrounding the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The 9-11 Commission issued its final report in July 2004.
Interesting fact: Family members of 9-11 victims were instrumental in the creation of the 9-11 Commission. The Commissioners and staff are dedicated to working on behalf of the safety and security of the American people and the thousands of families who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001. Read more. |
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Witness and Response: September 11 Acquisitions presents photos, prints, eye-witness accounts, headlines, books, magazines, songs, maps, and videotapes related to September 11, 2001. Photos of ground zero taken during and after the attacks by news photographers in New York City are included, as are press reactions from around the world. The role maps played in the recovery effort is examined. (Library of Congress)
Interesting fact: A thermal sensor flown at 5,000 feet over Ground Zero provided imagery to track the underground fires that burned for weeks. The thermal imagery was overlaid on a map database that shows the footprints of the destroyed buildings. Read more. |
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September 11: Bearing Witness to History offers objects, images, and personal stories from September 11: a stairwell sign and tourist souvenirs from the World Trade Center, a Pentagon rescuer's uniform, a Pentagon locator map, melted coins, a crushed file cabinet, an American flag recovered from the World Trade Center, airplane fragments, photos of memorials at Engine 54 firehouse and Times Square fire station, and more. (National Museum of American History)
Interesting fact: On the morning of September 11, Comdr. Patrick Dunn was the watch commander of the Navy Command Center on the first floor, in the D ring of the Pentagon. Personnel knew of the terrorist attacks in New York and were monitoring developments. Read more. |
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