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September 11th, 2001

The September 11 Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center

By Pamela Skillings, About.com

No New Yorker will ever forget where he or she was on that horrible morning -- the day that New York and the world changed forever. The September 11th, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center killed 2,749 people -- including the passengers on the planes, the workers in the World Trade Center towers, rescuers, and bystanders.

There is no single story of what happened on that day. The following links provide a range of perspectives on the events of September 11, 2001 and 9/11's immense impact on New York City and the world.


The Events of September 11, 2001


Chronology of the World Trade Center Attacks

The Report of the 9/11 Commission

The September 11 Digital Archive

CNN Video Archives from September 11

September 11th Statistics



Remembering the Victims of September 11th


The New York Times Portraits of Grief Archives

The 9/11 Living Memorial

Families of September 11

Honoring the Rescuers

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