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World Trade Center Finally Gets Its Spire (Photos)

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:00:53 +0000

One World Trade Center, which will soon become the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, received one of its final pieces today: the spire that will sit atop the skyscraper. A crane raised the 408-foot, 700-ton spire from the ground on Thursday, in a process watched by dozens at the Lower Manhattan site where the [...]

Paul Simon Gives Poignant Performance of 'The Sound of Silence' at Ground Zero [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:09:56 +0000

During Sunday’s ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Paul Simon gave a haunting acoustical performance of ‘The Sound of Silence’ while some onlookers wept. The song that first propelled Simon and his former musical partner Art Garfunkel into the national spotlight in 1965 was originally written by [...]

Touching Animated Shorts From 9/11 Initiative Honor Lives Lost [VIDEOS]

Shauna Wright — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:05:03 +0000

Working with the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, the oral history project StoryCorps is on a mission to record at least one story honoring each of the victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center that occurred on February 26, 1993 and on September 11, 2001.

What Did 9/11 Look Like From Space? [PICTURE]

Dylan Schenker — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:16:18 +0000

The Twin Towers were enormous buildings and the attacks of 9/11 were of such magnitude that people were able to see the skyline change from neighboring states and camera-equipped satellites were even able to capture the aftermath from space. This photo was taken by an enhanced thematic mapper camera on NASA’s Landsat 8 on at [...]

9/11 Widow Peg Ogonowski Reminisces – And Looks Ahead [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:07:44 +0000

Peg Ogonowski’s late husband, John, was the captain of American Flight 11 — better known as the first plane to hit the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001.

“It was that moment of before and after,” said Peg, a former flight attendant. “There was my whole life before and then everything changed. It was a real line in my life that there will always be before 9/11 and after 9/11.”

10 Years After Terrorist Attacks, 9/11 Memorial to Open [PHOTOS]

Stephanie Berning — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:39:59 +0000

The Sept. 11 Memorial is set to open exactly 10 years and one day after the planes crashed into the World Trade Center. The 9/11 Memorial will open on September 12, after being dedicated during Sunday’s remembrance ceremony in New York City. The memorial will feature twin reflecting pools and the largest man-made waterfalls in [...]

10 Years Later: Songs About 9/11 [VIDEOS]

Stephanie Berning — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:46:08 +0000

After the terrorist attacks 10 years ago on September 11, the country and world came together to grieve, comfort and find hope. After the collapse of the Twin Towers, artists turned to music to express the array of emotions provoked by the attacks. Artists from all genres — from Bruce Springsteen to Aaron Tippin to [...]