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September 11: We remember and honor the fallen: 9/11/2001: Honor the Fallen
Today
With the COVID pandemic, high unemployment, and scary world events all around us, it is easy to get overwhelmed. September 11, 2001 marked a bit of a shift in American's feelings of safety, and connectedness in this country, with its melting pot of citizens, refugees, and visitors. It reminded us about the likelihood, and randomness, of peril from within and without our borders.
Citizens of 77 different countries were among the casualties. New York City lost 441 first responders.
We can remember the fallen, the kindness of strangers in the city and world around us, and work to make today better, safer, and kinder. We can have difficult conversations about the issues we in America face today. You and I - We - can make a difference.
Remembering this day in history
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum: 20 years laterDespite our shared grief in the aftermath of 9/11, hope, resilience, and unity lifted us up as a nation. Twenty years later, these lessons are more important than ever. Today, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum stands as a beacon of healing and renewal – a physical embodiment of the compassion we showed to one another, the resolve we demonstrated to the world, and how, in the face of unfathomable loss, we rose as one.
- How 9/11 became the deadliest day in history for firefightersFirefighter deaths on Sept. 11 amounted to more than a third of the approximately 1,000 emergency personnel at the scene
- World Trade Center HistoryThe Twin Towers were the centerpieces of the World Trade Center complex. At 110 stories each, 1 WTC (North Tower) and 2 WTC (South Tower) provided nearly 10 million square feet of office space for about 35,000 people and 430 companies. They were the tallest buildings in New York City, and for a brief period upon their completion, they were the tallest buildings in the world. They attracted roughly 70,000 tourists and commuters every day.
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