KAREN MATTHEWS and JENNIFER PELTZ / The Associated PressSep 11, 2019
The observance in Manhattan begins with a moment of silence and bells tolling at 8:46 a.m., the time a hijacked plane slammed into the Trade Center's north tower. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ilana NovickSep 11, 2018
It’s not just first responders who were harmed by fumes from the lower Manhattan attack, but workers, students and area residents. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
JENNIFER PELTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS / The Associated PressSep 11, 2018
Americans look back on tragic day with solemn ceremonies, volunteer service and a presidential tribute to "the moment when America fought back" on one of the hijacked planes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigSep 12, 2016
Clinton's doctor had diagnosed the Democratic presidential nominee with pneumonia on Friday, according to reports. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigSep 12, 2014
President Obama marked the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the grounds of one of the hijackers' targets, the Pentagon, commemorating the occasion with rhetorical flourishes that invited Americans to see themselves as fearless and ever on the up-and-up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigJun 15, 2014
The events of Sept. 11, 2001, form a pivot point in our history and collective imagination, separating what we recall, however naively, as the relative quiet of the late 20th century from the endless war on terror that still grips and shapes the 21st. The events of Sept. 11, 2001, separate what we recall as the relative quiet of the late 20th century from the endless war on terror that still grips and shapes the 21st. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 12, 2011
New documents have emerged showing that officials in Washington and New York misrepresented or concealed information that ultimately might have protected thousands of people from the contaminated air at Ground Zero.Officials misrepresented or concealed information that ultimately might have protected thousands of people. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 6, 2011
The White House invited President Bush the second to join President Obama on his post-bin Laden tour of Ground Zero on Thursday, but W. skipped the ceremony in favor of maintaining a low profile. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 6, 2011
President Barack Obama's gesture of closure at Ground Zero on Thursday was a formal and serious show of mourning -- quite a contrast from the gleeful outbursts and street parties around the country earlier in the week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 6, 2011
On Thursday, four days after the death of Osama bin Laden, President Obama visited Ground Zero in lower Manhattan for a somber ceremony in remembrance of the lives lost at the World Trade Center on 9/11. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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