The official blog of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum features stories of commemoration and memorialization, and information on our public programs, special events, and ways to get involved.
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Hilda Taylor came to the United States from Sierra Leone to further her education, settling with her family in Maryland. Hilda taught sixth grade at Leckie Elementary School in Washington DC.
The newly renovated Nassau Coliseum will honor 9/11 victims, the military and Long Island first responders with eight seats that will remain permanently unfilled when the arena reopens on April 5, Newsday reports.
Behind The Lens: In this series, 9/11 Memorial & Museum staff photographer Jin Lee shares his view of select photographs taken on the site. I took this photo on a cold, rainy winter day.
On Sept. 13, 2001, artist and sculptor Christopher Saucedo gathered his sculpting tools and drove from New Orleans to New York City to join his two firefighter brothers at the World Trade Center site.
More than 400 police officers and firefighters, some wearing full gear, climbed the 4 World Trade Center stairs on Sunday to memorialize fallen first responders and military personnel worldwide and to raise money for Friends of Firefighters and the 9/11 Tribute Center.
Now stretching into its seventh bloody year, the civil war in Syria – pitting regional and international powers against jihadist groups, and at times, against each other – has left more than 400,000 people dead and displaced millions more.
Each year on March 17, the Irish and “Irish-at-heart” celebrate St. Patrick’s Day all over the world. Beginning first as a religious feast day for the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day has become an international celebration of Irish culture.
Teaching students about 9/11 presents a variety of challenges for educators. Common questions from teachers include: “How do I deal with this emotionally difficult content?” “How can I explain the complexity of the content to my students?” and “How does this fit into my curriculum?”
When U.S. airspace was closed following the 9/11 attacks, flights carrying more than 6,500 international travelers were diverted to the small town of Gander, Newfoundland, nearly doubling the population of the town within hours.
The recent death of artist Fritz Koenig (1924-2017) has generated many posthumous tributes. Mine flows from a memorable visit with the artist at his home and studio in the farming community of Ganslberg, 38 miles northeast of Munich.
