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9/11 Eleven Year Anniversary – Where We Were

George McIntyre — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:09:49 +0000

This year is the 11th anniversary of the attacks on the United States and the World Trade center, and the staff of Cars 108 and Townsquare Media Flint got together to share where they were and what they were doing during this tragedy. J. Patrick Cars 108 Airstaff/Program Director/Operations Manager I had just [...]

Woman Receives Husband's Note From Inside Trade Center Ten Years Later

Jeremy Fenech — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:00:04 +0000

This is pretty chilling. A man named Randy Scott was trapped inside the World Trade Center on 9/11, and before he died, he wrote a note to get help and threw it out an open window. It said, quote, “84th floor. West office. 12 people trapped.” Someone on the ground found it that day, right [...]

Ambassador Bridge Reopens Following Bomb Threat

Jeremy Fenech — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:58:23 +0000

Traffic was allowed to travel the Ambassador Bridge around 1:00am this morning after it was closed for hours due to a bomb threat. A man in Detroit called in the threat about 7:15 p.m., saying “There is a bomb at the Ambassador Bridge scheduled to go off in 10 minutes,” according to officials. Traffic on [...]

One World Trade Center Now The Tallest Building in New York City [PHOTOS]

Jeremy Fenech — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:39:24 +0000

My mother, brother and I spent this past weekend in New York City. It was my first time ever in Manhattan, and I absolutely fell in love with it. During our stay, we had the opportunity to visit the 9/11 Memorial. It was a very emotional visit, and I will remember it always. This week, [...]

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 [...]

9/11 Budweiser Commercial, Clydesdales Bow to Honor Victims [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:38:26 +0000

Many people have been passing this video around on Facebook, so I wanted to make sure you had a chance to see Bud's Clydesdale-tribute to the victims of the 9/11 tragedy.

Supposedly Anheuser Busch only aired the commercial once, in order to acknowledge and pay tribute to the event, but not profit from it financially. I now understand that CBS aired the commercial during its NFL presentation today, in recognition of the 10-year anniversary of 9/11.

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

Stephanie Berning — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:00:59 +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 — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:00:08 +0000

Getty Images 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 [...]

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

Dylan Schenker — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:45:18 +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 [...]

A Look Back at Iconic Images of 9/11/01 [PHOTOS]

Stephanie Berning — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:30:47 +0000

The images that emerged in the hours and weeks following the September 11 terrorist attacks have been imprinted in many of our minds. With the 10-year anniversary of the attacks, we take a look back at some of the more iconic pictures from the attacks. Read Original: A Look Back at Iconic Images of 9/11/01 [...]

Victims of 9/11 Attacks Remembered at 10-Year Anniversary Ceremony [PICTURES]

Stephanie Berning — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:15:43 +0000

The victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks were remembered at a ceremony marking the 10-year anniversary of the tragic events on Sunday. The names of the 2,977 people killed in the attacks were read during the ceremony, which stopped for a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. — the time when American Airlines Flight 11 [...]

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

Shauna Wright — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:15:03 +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.

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

Shauna Wright — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:00:44 +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.”

New 9/11 Audio Files Released [Video]

Erin Bishop — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:15:11 +0000

I can't believe tomorrow is the 10 anniversary of 9/11 because it seems like it was just yesterday when everything happened. Fox News actually has a video of some new 9/11 audio that was released just as the planes were taken over. Some of the voices are the air traffic controllers and flight attendants trying to assess the situation as their planes were hijacked. It will give you the chills when you watch the video after the jump.

The First 'Daily Show' After 9/11 – Watch the Entire Episode [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 22:00:47 +0000

As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 nears, several outstanding examples of how TV dealt with the tragedy come to mind, including David Letterman’s first broadcast after the attacks and Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live.’ But perhaps none was more powerful than the first post-9/11 ‘Daily Show With Jon Stewart‘ and Comedy Central is streaming the entire episode free on their site.

10 Years Older – The Second-Graders who Watched Bush React to 9/11

George McIntyre — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:18:38 +0000

Of all the news I've seen this week, as we approach the 10-year anniversary, I was most inspired by this piece on Good Morning America.

GMA caught up with the students in Mrs. Daniels' second-grade class in Florida, to whom President Bush was reading when he learned of the attack.

See the video after the break.

Magazine Covers From Days Following September 11, 2001

Stephanie Berning — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:00:21 +0000

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 brought the world to a standstill, with all eyes focused on New York City. Below are some of the more iconic magazine covers from the days and weeks following the tragic event. Time September 14, 2001 The cover of Time Magazine's September 14, 2001 edition featured [...]

Free Event at Perani Arena will Spotlight 9/11 Anniversary

George McIntyre — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:39:06 +0000

The 10th anniversary of 9/11 will be remembered, and the triumph of the American spirit will be celebrated with a free event, which is open to the Public, Sunday. The American Police Chaplains Association and the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department are planning a very patriotic event, which promises to honor America as resilient and always [...]

The 9/11 Memorial iPad App Traces World Trade Center's Past, Present and Future

Shauna Wright — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:00:59 +0000

In honor of the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Steve Rosenbaum, a documentary film producer and web developer, has created an app called The 9/11 Memorial: Past, Present and Future.

National 9/11 Flag Touring the United States

Shauna Wright — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:00:03 +0000

After the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, one of the largest American flags damaged during the attacks continued to fly above the resulting wreckage during the clean-up efforts.

Seven years later, that flag, dubbed the National 9/11 Flag, was sewn back together by tornado survivors in Greensburg, Kansas, and has also been stitched by World War II veterans, survivors of the Ft. Hood, Texas rampage, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s family.