Sept 11 20th anniversary

A declassified FBI document related to logistical support given to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the Sept. 11 attacks details contacts the men had with Saudi associates in the United States but doesn’t provide proof that senior kingdom officials were complicit in the plot

The Mets and Yankees held a Subway Series game on Sept. 11 for the first time on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, as stadium’s around the country paid tribute to the nearly 3,000 killed in the terrorist attacks

Sports teams will hold ceremonies Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

In 2001, Dave Downey was working in special operations for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue when FEMA called them to respond to the scene at Ground Zero in New York City. After he had retired as chief, Downey responded to the condo tower collapse in Surfside, FL. Each tragedy was a rare moment where a large fire department needed help from all...

“For anyone of my generation, 9/11 is really current events. And you don’t have to explain what happened.” says historian Dr. Henry William Brands of the University of Texas at Austin. But for young students who may not remember what happened – or weren’t even born yet- teachers have to explain how it felt at the time. NBCLX Storyteller Cody...

For all the ways 9/11 changed the U.S. and the world, its impact on music and culture might have been felt first.

With the Taliban back in control of Afghanistan after 20 years, it might feel like nothing has changed in U.S. foreign relations since 2001. But a lot has – like the shifting of our defense priorities toward “non-state actors” like ISIS and Al Qaeda. NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky talks to the experts about what’s different in 2021.

While the events of Sept. 11, 2001 were a tragedy, they also offered a rare opportunity to researchers – a chance to observe an empty sky. Because all flights were grounded for days after the attacks, former NASA atmospheric scientist Patrick Minnis documented how the sky changed without the presence of airplane vapor trails – one of the airline industry’s...

For those who were near the World Trade Center on 9/11, or had a direct connection to the attack, the lingering trauma of that day is well understood. But some people who were nowhere near Ground Zero on 9/11 also experienced PTSD after the attacks — purely from watching the events unfold on their television or computer screens. NBCLX storyteller...

After 9/11, the PATRIOT Act expanded law enforcement’s ability to use technology to hunt down and combat terrorists. Critics say these expanded abilities extended too much authority to police. In the Senate, the USA PATRIOT Act passed 98 to 1. The only person to vote “No” – the Democratic Senator from Wisconsin, Russ Feingold. It seems clear now, 20 years...

44 days after the Sept. 11 attacks, Congress passed the Patriot Act, expanding law enforcement’s ability to track down terrorists through a slew of surveillance tools. But it also made it easier for authorities to surveil Americans without their consent, even if they hadn’t been accused of a crime. NBCLX Storyteller Peter K. Hull explains the history of the controversial...

A record number of American Muslims ran for office in 2018 after Trump’s Trump’s ban on travelers from 13 countries with significant Muslim populations. That followed more than a decade of prejudice after the 9/11 attacks. NBCLX Storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo looks back at the history of how the nation treated Muslims following the attacks, and ties it to the present.

Many survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon developed lung or heart issues from breathing in dust and other particles from the collapsed buildings. And other 9/11 survivors faced emotional challenges – PTSD, depression, substance abuse. But there’s another side to it – some survivors changed their outlook on life after the tragedy,...

As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approached, we asked Millennials and members of Gen Z for their questions about the events of that day and their aftermath. In this installment of the series, we asked someone who survived 9/11 as a high school student to discuss the trauma of that day and its lasting effects — and how it compares...

The Sept. 11 terror attacks changed a lot about the way we live in America — but nowhere are those changes more apparent than in air travel. The creation of the Transportation Security Administration put airport security under government control for the first time, and lax security and flimsy cockpit doors became a thing of the past. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway explains.

One of the most widely spread conspiracy theories about the 9/11 terror attacks was that the World Trade Center was brought down in a “controlled demolition” rather than by the hijacked airplanes. NBCLX’s Mackenzie Brehm found an expert who has thoroughly debunked this theory for a series that looks at the questions that Millennials and members of Gen Z have...

President Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and pay his respects to the nearly 3,000 people killed that day

Andy Card, President Bush’s top advisor on September 11th, opens up about the anxieties and traumas that weighed on them that day.

As the country approaches its 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Andy Card, who served as chief of staff to President George W. Bush, sat down with NBCLX to share his memories of what was happening behind-the-scenes that day.