The MEMO Blog

On the morning of September 11, 2001, Washington, D.C.–based lawyer Frank Razzano was in his room at the World Trade Center Marriott Hotel, situated between the Twin Towers. Razzano was awoken by the sound of Flight 11 striking the North Tower. Seeing fluttering papers, but not realizing the scale of the emergency, he decided to take a shower and continue getting ready for his busy day.

Reporter Sofia Lachappelle and her Univision team would ultimately stay at Ground Zero for almost a week, eating donated food and sleeping in their news truck.

On Monday, May 6, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum will host a panel discussion between Harriet Senie, Ken Lustbader and Peter Rinaldi about the history and cultural significance of the World Trade Center slurry wall.

Learn the history of the Museum’s first artifact dramatizing the historic milestone of bin Laden’s capture and death.

On September 11, 2019, Kathy, along with four others, will share her story as a part of this year’s fourth annual Anniversary in the Schools webinar.

Eight years ago today, Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in a raid of his Abbottabad, Pakistan compound. 

Col. Mark Lewis will share his 9/11 story as part of the 9/11 Memorial Museum's Anniversary in the Schools webinar.

Thousands joined together in lower Manhattan on Sunday, April 28, for the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s seventh annual 5K Run/Walk and Community Day. 

After years of meticulous reporting, Zuckoff published “Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11,” a comprehensive nonfiction narrative of the day. On Tuesday, April 30, Zuckoff will discuss his experience reporting on 9/11 and the process of writing “Fall and Rise” in a public program and book launch at the 9/11 Memorial Museum.

The 9/11 Memorial plaza is one of the most sustainable plazas ever constructed, designed to conserve energy, water and other resources.