9/11 at 20
It's been two decades since the terrorism attacks of September 11, 2001, which took the lives of more than 3,000 people and redefined life for the people of New York City, and the entire nation. WBFO is airing a series of features looking back on this historic event and what it still means for our listeners today. Read and listen below:
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9/11 at 20
Former New York Gov. George Pataki
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Dan Clark
As soon as the second plane hit the World Trade Center two decades ago on 9/11, then-Gov. George Pataki says he knew the country was under attack. Pataki sat down with New York NOW’s Dan Clark to share his story of 9/11, and the lasting impact of the attacks.
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The families of 9/11 victims say the FBI document validates their claim that Saudi Arabia played a role in the attacks. -
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rodney Ratchford, Jr., who lost his mother and a friend in the attack on the Pentagon 20 years ago.
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For the 20th anniversary of 9/11, a look back at how TV was transformed by the nation's biggest terrorist attack.
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To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we look at the effect those events and their aftermath had on the U.S. and Afghanistan.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Imam Khalid Latif, executive director of the Islamic Center at New York University, about the Islamophobia he says he's experienced in the aftermath of 9/11.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Victoria Estreicher and Robert Tilearcio Jr. about losing their fathers to 9/11 related illnesses.
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On the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, multiple ceremonies commemorated the nearly 3,000 lives that were lost on that day.
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Recapping today's memorial services and ceremonies for the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks.
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NPR is following the ceremony and services commemorating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York City.
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On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the nation paused to remember. Ceremonies took place at memorials in New York City; in Shanksville, Pa.; and at the Pentagon.
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Saturday evening at 7:30 in Kleinhans Music Hall, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will put on a concert marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy. But the performances will be just as much about American spirit as it will be about remembering the victims.
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No boarding pass or ID was needed to go to the gate, and 4-inch-blade knives were allowed aboard planes. Now we take off shoes, can't have liquids over 3.4 oz and go through high-tech body scanners.
