Running to Remember: Tunnel to Towers 5K Returns
The tunnel to Towers Foundation’s 5K is back on this year – and the NYPD’s Counterterrorism Unit chief will be among those running. Marc Santia reports.
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Bob Beckwith Recalls President Bush's Ground Zero Speech 20 Years Later
It was three days after September 11, 2001 when the motorcade for President George W. Bush made its way towards Ground Zero. There, he would survey the unimaginable wreckage, thank the tireless rescue workers and attempt to inspire the grief-stricken nation. Bob Beckwith, at the time a 69-year-old former New York firefighter whose retirement was in... -
FBI Releases Newly Declassified Record on Sept. 11 Attacks
A declassified FBI document related to logistical support given to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the Sept. 11 attacks details contacts the men had with Saudi associates in the United States but doesn’t provide proof that senior kingdom officials were complicit in the plot
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Mets, Yankees and More Pay Tribute on 9/11 20th Anniversary
The Mets and Yankees held a Subway Series game on Sept. 11 for the first time on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, as stadium’s around the country paid tribute to the nearly 3,000 killed in the terrorist attacks
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Queen Offers ‘Thoughts and Prayers' on 9/11 Anniversary
Queen Elizabeth II marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by offering her sympathies to the victims, survivors and families affected by the atrocity.
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Media Outlets Recall Country's Unity After Sept. 11 Attacks
Media outlets that often spend hours each day exploring the country’s differences paused to mark the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by recalling almost wistfully the sense of common purpose that united Americans in the aftermath
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Taliban Flag Rises Over Seat of Power on Fateful Anniversary
The Taliban raised their flag over the Afghan presidential palace in a low-key ceremony just as the U.S. and the world marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks
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WATCH: President George W. Bush's Full Speech on 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Watch former President George W. Bush’s full speech on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 in Shanksville, Penn.
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US Marks 20 Years Since 9/11 Terror Attacks
The U.S. marked 20 years since the terror attacks of 9/11 at ceremonies across the country.
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In Photos: America Remembers 9/11
Twenty years after the September 11 terror attacks, the nation once again comes together to remember the lives lost. -
Pain Never Ebbs for Family of Betty Ong, Flight Attendant Who Made First 9/11 Alert
Betty Ong had been an American Airlines flight attendant for 14 years. As chaos ensued, she acted on instinct. From the back of the plane, she called the airline’s reservations center in Raleigh, North Carolina, and described the mayhem abroad.
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NYC Prepares for Ceremony on 20th Anniversary of 9/11
While there are no credible or specific threats to NYC for the somber ceremony, the NYPD and law enforcement will still be on high alert throughout the city. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.
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World Trade Center Cook Traded Shifts on 9/11 — Surviving Attack Led Him to Activism
Twenty years after 9/11, Sekou Siby still feels the pangs of survivor’s guilt. A cook and dishwasher at the World Trade Center’s Windows on the World restaurant, Siby had swapped shifts that day with a co-worker who ended up dying in the terrorist attacks.
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Navy Reservist Creates Art Piece to Honor 9/11 Victims, On Display at USS Midway
Like many Americans on Sept. 11, 2001, Joe Pisano remembers exactly what he was doing when he heard the news of the terrorist attacks.
