Patriot Day Sep 11, 2024

On Patriot Day, we are at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, where the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center once stood. The museum is 70 feet underground, beneath the memorial"s waterfall pools in the footprints of the fallen towers. The names of those who died in the 2001 terrorist attacks and in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing are listed on bronze parapets surrounding these huge reflecting pools. Seven stories below the memorial, the museum tells the story of 9/11 through exhibits, artifacts, historical records, and personal accounts, remembering the victims and those who risked their lives to save others.

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Today in History

Sep 11, 2018Inside the Oculus
Sep 11, 2019A tower of remembrance
Sep 11, 2020In honor of those we ve lost
Sep 11, 202120 years later
Sep 11, 2022Patriot Day
Sep 11, 2023Patriot Day
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