It has been 17 years since the devastating 9/11 attacks. Coverage of the American Airlines flight 11 tragedy during which nearly 3,000 perished was the main priority that day for most Western news agencies (the scenes of the twin towers collapsing were witnessed by an estimated two billion people - a third of the human race). Together with amateur records, this has produced such an incredible amount of 9/11 photos, some of it is rarely seen even today.
Bored Panda has collected some of the least seen 9/11 stories from across the internet. From street shots of the twin towers attack to satellite images of New York City, these historical photos are revealing new angles of the horrific day that changed the world forever. For more similar September 11 shots, check out this powerful book by David Friend.
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A Knot Of Bystanders At Park Row And Beekman Street Look Up As The South Tower Begins To Collapse
At Rector Street And Broadway, A Photographer Leaned Out His Window With A Medium-format Camera And Caught The Moment Before The Second Plane’s Impact
People Falling From The Towers
A Man Has A Job To Do
This does not surprise me at all. When I was in graduate school I worked the midnight shift at UPS, in Knoxville. Everything was 100% about getting the packages shipped and delivered. Management never slowed down. Everyone worked non stop from the moment they clocked in until they clocked out. In other words, you were paid well, but earned every penny made. Its the most 'workaholic' company in the world, I kid you not.
As Seen Through A Fish-Eye Lens From An Apartment Four Blocks Away, Smoke Streams From The North Tower Within Minutes Of The First Plane’s Attack
American Airlines Flight 11 (Visible In The Upper Right-Hand Corner Of The Photo) Approaches The North Tower Of The World Trade Center On September 11, 2001
American Airlines Flight 11 (visible in the upper right-hand corner of the photo) approaches the north tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. This largely unknown triptych (the subsequent images follow), shot from a Brooklyn window, was part of an ongoing Internet art exhibition that displayed updated panoramas of downtown Manhattan every four seconds. A time code can be seen in the lower right-hand corner of each frame.
I recall there being very little footage of the first plane hitting, so this might be amongst that scarce record.
South Tower Of The World Trade Center Collapsing
The South Tower Disintegrates, Raining Debris Behind A Cross Atop Trinity Church
I wonder if that cross was still standing post both buildings collapsed.
I'm an fervent Atheist, but I find this picture so strong in it's destructive and painful aesthetic. knowning all the human lives loss, the pain and the suffering makes it even more peaceful and disturbing. These lives have been destroyed by people putting religion before human life. All religions have blood on their hands, the catholic church more than any others since 2300 years. The extremisms have shifted. They use modern weapons nowadays, but the goal is the same.
Actually these lives were destroyed by crazy people. They thought they were helping God(Ir Allah) Don’t judge any religions because of a dozen of people
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This isn’t Trinity, it’s St George’s Catholic Church at the corner of Church and Barclay Streets.
There is something not quite right about this pic if you look to the left and they way it’s joined to the building on the left I doubt this is genuine picture
It is a real picture and that is scaffolding on the side of that building
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Really? How so? Jesus Christ is God. He took on human flesh to die for your sins, and even the sins of the ones responsible for this terrible tragedy, which aren't even the people you think. Repent for the Kingdom of God is near. Every knee will bow to the Lamb, who shed His precious blood to save His people from their sins.
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Wow such a powerful photo. It almost looks like a doomsday warning or Apocalypse graphic.
Scary thing about this photo is how God didn't stop this. I think he had a learning point for us when he did that. God would never ignore things like this :(
James Nachtwey, the photographer, is an incredible photojournalist who has made beautiful, compassionate images in the most dire circumstances. His studio is is NY and on 9/11 he went to ground zero after the first plane hit, to do his job and document history. This is well documented.
Load More Replies... I find it so disturbingly odd how many 9/11 photos can evidence the reality of a bomb explosion, and yet millions of people can look at them and actually call it a collapse. That, to me, shows a severe lack of common sense among the people of our society, and not a damn thing in this world could be scarier than that. I mean seriously, what the f**k kind of collapse blows debris thousands of feet in all directions, and torches hundreds of cars up to a 7 blocks away? It's no wonder Israel has had the balls to do all these things to us, and then openly admit to them on talk shows. The Israeli prime minister gets on tv the next day & say's it was great day great for Israel, simply because they successfully framed Muslims...again. As if the King David Hotel bombing, Levon Affair, USS Liberty attack, German Disco bombing, Fake Libyan Radio Signals, Marine Barracks attack, USS Cole attack, Paris Cafe attack, and both 1993 & 2001 WTC bombings, haven't been enough! lol smh
Amazing how plane impact, jet fuel and office fire damage to the top twenty percent of a modern steel skyscraper, representing just 6% of the total structural steel by weight, managed to turn the other 94% of undamaged steel to dust in a heartbeat. Perhaps unbelievable is a better characterization.
Not Yet Realizing A Terrorist Attack Was In Progress, Architect And Amateur Pilot Isabel Daser, Eight Months Pregnant, Asked A Co-Worker To Take Her Portrait As A Record Of The Day
The Second Plane Flew Directly Over My Head And Slammed Into The South Tower. It Took Me A Few Seconds To Get My Head Together, And This Was The Shot I Took
I Was 4 Years Old And The Picture Was Taken Along The Westside Highway That Morning On 9/11
Who would have thought? Walking on a busy street, the weather is nice and sunny. You click a picture of your son and suddenly see the tragedy at the background. Really sad.
A Lone Man Runs Down Broadway As A Smoke And Dust Cloud Comes Up The Street From The Collapsing World Trade Center Buildings In New York September 11, 2001
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Smoke Plumes Are Clearly Visible In This Landsat 7 Satellite Image Of New York City Made Early On September 12
One of the scariest accounts I've read on 9/11 is that of a woman who worked nearby and lived not-so-nearby. In her mind, the most horrifying was the smell of burnt debris and people that engulfed te city in the following days. I can see why now.
A Plane Explodes After Hitting The Second Tower Of The World Trade Center As The Other Tower Burns
Penman Got As Close To The Buildings As He Could, Before Police Put Up A Cordon. But That Meant He Was Right Next To The Buildings When The First Tower Collapsed
On A Brooklyn Rooftop Shortly After The Collapse Of The Twin Towers
On a Brooklyn rooftop shortly after the collapse of the Twin Towers, Jenna Piccirillo and three-month-old Vaughan embody innocence and resilience, according to the photographer: “Life continues in the face of disaster . . . despite the horrors we inflict on one another.”
why I can't find anything to comment on this pic, is it because this picture is such a contrast of what is happening. One side is disaster, loss of innocent lives, and one side there is a new life booming and making its way into such unpredictable world. what thoughts must be going inside that mother's mind, only a mother would know.
The Photographer Considered This 9/11 Brooklyn Scene Too Tranquil At The Time. He Decided Not To Publish The Image Widely Until Four Years After The Attacks
But what did it mean to them...no radio???...no news????...They may have thought it was an office fire...very much doubt they were aware of the tragedy and continued so casually....
Twin Towers Of The World Trade Center Burn Behind The Empire State Building
Several Buildings In The Trade Center Complex Collapsed Following A Terrorist Attack
To this day, I know EXACTLY what I was doing. It was about 1.30pm I got home from Europe (based in Europe, fyi), which is 7.30 in NYC, had lunch. After lunch, I went to my room and turned on the radio only to hear the sky above the US was closed. They didn't say why at that moment, so I went to ask my mom. She didn't know either. Instead of going back to my room, I went to the living room, turned on the TV and basically shouted for my mom to come over. We spent the rest of the day glued to the TV watching the second plane hit the tower and the rest of the horror unfold. Up until then, it was the most terrifying experience. I can't imagine how everyone close by felt. :(
It seems everyone still remember what they were doing... Even people who don't live in NYC, or even the USA, at all. I was 10 years old at the time, also from Europe, I live in The Netherlands, and I also still remember everything. How I was playing with a friend at home after school, and her mother was incredibly late to pick her up. She apologised, she was late because she had been following the news. My parents hadn't seen the news yet (they usually don't watch TV during the day), and immediately turned on the TV. You can imagine it still took a few hours for my friend and her mother to leave.
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It's hard for me to see any pics of video from 9/11. All I think about is how many people are dying right as the footage was taken.
I well understand...I am not one to cry, but every time I see these pictures, I would just like to burst out sobbing. To think of all the innocents who started their normal day never to go home again. Heartbreaking. There but by the grace of God, go I.
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I was living in downtown NYC that day - the entire island was filled with dust and silence - I will always remember the smell that permeated the air for weeks - its something I will never forget
Oh god, that smell. If I woke up and smelled it at home in Brooklyn, then I wouldn't smell it in our temporary offices in SoHo. But the reverse was also true. And I knew dozens of people who died that day and knew what that smell represented.
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I saw a make-shift kiosk selling memorabilia I saw in December of that year. There it was, in the face of all the rubble. I felt the same as you do.
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I was home on Long Island with my 4 year old son. My other son, who was 6 at the time, was in school. I was exercising on a Nordic Track, watching TV. My sister called me to tell me to put on the news. That's when I saw it all unfold. My mom called me to say she had already heard from one of my brothers, and that he was okay. He was a Captain with the FDNY. My mom couldn't get in touch with my other brother, who was a fireman at Squad 18. My brother also could not reach him. Later on that day we found out he was missing. We cried and hoped and prayed he was in a hospital somewhere or trapped underground, but still alive. There was the media saying that perhaps people might be underneath alive in the subway tunnels. We held onto the smallest glimmer of hope for a few days. It was excruciating. At the beginning of October, they found my brother's body. It brings back so much sadness and helplessness to this day. It's like it happened and year ago, not 16. R.I.P David Halderman.
I cannot imagine your sorrow. I hope your family is finding some peace knowing your brother was a true hero...as are all our first responders, but he gave his life to help his fellow man. Prayers for all of you and all the others affected by this nightmare.
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I remember CNN broadcasting and old video of pakistan people celebrating a national holyday but showed as they were celebratring the attack...
Really? They have been attacking for decades... wow... that's bad
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I wasn't even born on that sad day. But I know a thing or two, thanks to my relatives and friends' parents. My close friend's mum summed up quite perfectly the general mood on that day while telling a story about the old family cat: " Oh, yeah, Greebo was a tiny kitten then. We sat on the sofa, grandma, Zornitsa(my namesake and the storyteller's best friend for life), the cat and I, and we watched television. And then I received a call from a coworker "Hey, change the channel and see the news, the Twin Towers are falling. I really thought she was joking, so I laughed for a few seconds before asking Zornitsa to turn to channel one. Only then we realized that it was no joke."
I was in a court room waiting for jury duty. There were two men there that had phones that got news. (Remember, no Smart Phone yet.) They kept walking back and forth to each other but the rest of us had no clue. The judge came in around 10:00am and said that we were all to be released "due the events in New York and DC." Everyone, except those 2 businessmen, were confused. Some were just relieved to be let out so early. As the crowd made its way down the stairs to street level there were bailiffs screaming at everyone to power off their phones and keep moving. (Learned later they were afraid an incoming call might trigger a bomb and they weren't taking any chances.) Outside on the court house steps I stopped by a man who had his cell on speaker. Got home in time to see the towers fall. I cried all day.
3000+ people died that day. It was one of the worst single tragedies in US history. It should be commemorated, but we have other problems, too. Nationwide, between 2001 and 2015, 569,220 people have died in traffic accidents. That's over HALF A MILLION people dead. In 2001 along, 42,196 people died on the roads. ... Gun violence claims over 30,000 people a year in this country. Slightly more than half of those are suicides, about 80% of which never would have happened if the victims didn't have access to a gun. ... We have our own home-grown terrorists who have been regularly murdering our citizens for the last 16 years without any real effort made to solve this problem. ... By all means, remember 9/11, but never forget that we have problems of our own making that are causing orders of magnitude more deaths per year than outside terrorists ever have.
Australia has such tight gun laws. We have hardly any issues with shootings here.
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Iraq and Afghanistan paid the greatest price for America not investigating 911. The guilty are still free.
On that day I went to the staff room of the high school where I was a teacher. One of my colleagues was horrified and told us that an airplane had hit the World Trade Center. Another teacher asked: 'Why? Was it foggy?' A male teacher looked at her and said: 'How naive you are.'
Even here in Greece it was terrifying. I was sitting on the couch in my mum's living room. That was the day that my brother was leaving Greece and was going to London to stay there permanently and we were all (the whole family) very emotional that day. While we were all talking I opened the TV. And we were all shocked. We couldn't speak.
R.I.P to all those killed by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It's very sad to think about how most of those who died would still be alive today if not for this tragic event.
This is horrifying. It is hard to believe anyone could do something as horrible as what happened that day.
This is just horrific. I remember every detail of that day and the complete panic I felt when the second plane hit and we understood what was happening. I will always remember.
I was glued to the tv about 15 minutes before the 2nd plane. What I saw and what conspirators claim were far different things. They propagate lies and b******t thatw ere far different than actual news broadcasts in front of our eyes live. No it was not any government plot. Bush was over his head making a response.
There is a shadow government. Run by the elites of this world. The very few at the 'top'. But, what those elites don't know is that they are puppets of something more sinister than they ever thought of being. Ephesians 6:12 NLT: For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
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Got back from New York day befor this happened I probably have the last photos of the twin towers.
I was 6 years old and I pretty much don't remember anything. I remember that I was in school and that class suddenly got interrupted to watch something on the tv, and that all the grown ups were sad about whatever happened. I personally didn't care about it / understand what was going on. It wasn't until years later that I truly understood the meaning of what had happened and the suffering this caused. Now I can't look at these pictures without tearing up. It's hard to believe that humans can be so cruel to other human beings. :(
The attackers on that day were anything but human. Terrorists, monsters, embarrassments to their faith...but not humans.
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My mom was born on 9/11 not that year but it is really sad she had that happen on that day, she gets c**p for it
It's my birthday, too. I believe it's appropriate to be respectful of the day and commemorate it, but to move on and celebrate one's own life. I think it's what the victims would've wanted.
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I was in my Second grade classroom when this happened. I live on Long Island, and the schools were still concerned about what happened and wanted all of the students to be home safe with there families. My parents got to me when they could, and for the rest of the day we watched the TV in shock. Early the next morning while getting ready for school my dad had the news on and the scene of the towers falling was playing on a loop, we had a moment of silence in class for the ones who were struggling in the city. I was still too young to truly understand the severity of the situation, but I'm old enough now to appreciate the healing that New York City went through and the strength they share with the Freedom Tower standing tall and strong.
I will never forget this day and certain details of how scared I was and uncertain everyone felt. I also remember how it was the most exceptional time to be an American. We weren't anything but Americans during that time.
This was an awful, awful day. My sister was in that building and it was indeed a terrifying experience both for her and for the family. God allowed her to make it out alive, just before the first tower fell. I still the images, especially now, of persons jumping from buildings, preferring that kind of death to what awaited them below. Condolences to the families, friends, coworkers, all. This is a sad sad day that will never be forgotten
I really hate it when someone claims that there were no planes; it was all just a "cover up" and a government conspiracy to demolish the towers or some other BS. Not only is it ignorant, but it feels disrespectful.
You'll never hear me say that there were no planes, but I don't feel it's disrespectful to say that you have questions about specific things that you would like further explanation.
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I was getting ready to pick my children up from school in the UK. I went to school pulled my sons class teacher and support worker aside as it was obvious they hadn't heard the look of horror on their faces i'll never forget then the tears in their eyes.
I worked in downtown St. Louis, directly across from the Metropolitan Square Building. Saw the news of the first plane right before leaving to catch the Metrolink. Got to the office building right after the second plane struck in New York. Our building was closed and evacuated as we were right across from the Met Square Building, the tallest in downtown St. Louis. Had to walk down 17 flights because the elevators were shut down just in case. Made it back to the Metrolink and back home. Watched with sadness and fright the rest of the day and evening. Will never ever forget that day!!!
I was working at a school in Hells Kitchen and the WTC was visible from our windows. The first plane attack was thought to be an accident and we all thought the second plane was evaluating the damage. As it struck, all the students and staff scream collectively. Seconds later, a 9th grade boy walked into the office and said, "I didn't kiss my mama good by this morning." He never would again. His mother worked as a secretary on the upper floor. He was orphaned.
I had nobody in those towers nor did I lose anyone but I feel deeply attached to this travesty. I can’t explain it but my tears flow so often for all the loss. It affects me deeply to my core. As a side note there is an amazing Netflix movie out now called WORTH with Michael Keaton and Stanley Tucci. It’s a true story about 911. Everyone should see this.
I feel the same way. Hard to explain but it almost feels like I was there in another lifetime maybe?
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Just lost for words my friends from New York but you know what there are nobody stronger than New York city people I can tell you this being one of us God bless all of America please pray and as ardent sang hold you head up
I was in the 5the grade 11 years old and I wasnt feeling good that day so I stayed home from school and I remeber laying down on the couch and turning on the T.V. and not being able to watch any channel that wasnt covering what had happened. I was so scared, I called my mom whom was at work crying and she came home immediately. We sat holding eachother for hours and watched as people were jumping out of windows and buildings were collapsing. I was living in florida at the time being so scared that a plane would collapse somewhere near us next. I was young and scared and still remember it like it was yesterday.
I will never forget that day, I'm in Northern Virginia. I was at work, there was a commotion that maybe a small airplane hit one of the Tower and we all went to the NOC room to see the TV, then we saw the second plane hit the other tower. My heart sank. We all knew this was deliberate, that USA was under attack. Someone from the window saw black smoke coming from the pentagon. Our base commander told us all to leave immediately! Cell phones were down, traffic was horrible, people were panicked. A 30 minute ride took 2 hours home. School would not allow our children to leave, no bus service. Once we were all home, we were glued to the TV, shocked and horrified of what happen, planes were landing all over and the news of the fourth plane in Pennsylvania. It felt like the world came to an end.
I also remember where and what I was doing when 9/11 happened and I think it changed us all forever.I live in Johannesburg ,South Africa and as people on another continent, we were deeply saddened and affected by the tragedy.
I'm sure everyone who was alive at the time of this event can still remember where they were when the penny dropped. I remember being maybe 11 or 10, we had a restaurant and events venue and had an event that evening my parents were preparing for. There was a TV set up for news and sports up on one of the center counters and i remember stopping to see what was going on. It was quite upsetting until a friend called me over and i ran off to play again. (i'm From south Africa so it was mid afternoonish i think.) Later years i actually went over and lived in Washington DC for about 2 years and went to NY a few times(it was an amazing city to visit, one of my favourites), even visiting the site of the world trade center towers. It was quite sobering.
I lived in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and I remember I had my boyfriend on the phone who was working at the national broadcasting company. He heard the news and called me to put on the tv. Just half a minute after I did, I saw the 2nd plane fly into the building. I cried out loud! I remember I emailed my cousin in the USA asking her what was going on over there. Everybody was in shock.
I had just moved to Florida, and was watching the news. I saw a plane really close to the tower's, and I wondered to myself, what was wrong with this pilot. Then , a huge bang, and the plane hit the first tower. I thought it was an accident, then, awhile later the second plane hit the other tower. Everyone on the news, was saying it was a terrorist attack. I called every body I knew, and told them to put on the news. They were all shocked to see what was happening. I swear, it was the worst day of my life. All those poor people that worked in the twin towers, how they must have suffered
stuff like this happens every day, but of course we're talking about ONE terrorist attack in murrica and you're all suddenly grieving.just horrible
Tragedy beyond anything... the sad part is for years, this is the kind of stuff that took place in India but was pushed aside as internal matter. It took this horror to realise the world we had created... i feel really bad... we too have had something similar. Over the years, Mumbai has faced such attacks. Speechless
I remember working at burger king at the time. I was with hands deep in our milkshake machine doing cleaning and maintenance. I remember my upper manager came to me and told me that there had been a horrific incident. At the time i didn't realize how big of an event it would turn out to be. But as for many people the match just didn't add up with the explosions and total collapse of a tower. I still today cannot understand how the government of the United States can go so far to justify their cause for war and their constant hunt for oil and all the jobs created in the process. Its sickening.
I live in CA and I remember getting ready for work at around 6am or so and turned on the News.. I could not believe my eyes , it was so surreal.. Then the second plane hit and I thought it was a replay of the first plane.. My BF cried watching it.. I went to work and no one hardly came in that morning.. I remember a co worker was on the phone and screamed that her brother was in the bldg. We were all asked to go home for the day.. Terrible memories for sure.. Saddest day ever..
I remember it ... it was 5 o'clock in the afternoon and when I saw a tower in the television, I thought my husband was looking at a catastrophic film ... then I realized that it was a reality...I could not beleive it
I think i was having breakfast and as i was clicking for channels i saw the building smoking so i stopped to watch wanting to know what was happening. the reporter said a plane crashed into one of the twin towers bldg...after a few minutes i felt that something was amiss when i noticed one plane in the background made a u-turn and i was....No! i was in denial even as the plane made a beeline for the second tower.....omg goosebumps even up to now!
Still got 8000+ photo's of it on my hard-disc,that i got from the net,the day after 9/11 0133-59ba4...d7799e.jpg 
I still remember that day... I came home from Park playing, and I am from India... so it was evening like around 6 or 7 pm, and I came to drawing room and saw dad was watching news and they were showing a plane crashed into building, and I sat there, and I was like watching it usually..... but... suddenly I saw a plane coming and I shouted dad .. plane and I jumped and came too close to tv and me and my dad watched that plane crashing and then the impact of crashing coming to camera... it was soo horrible i stood there numb.... it was scary and awful news I ever saw on TV.
I remember ringing my mum at lunch whilst at college and her telling me about a plane hitting the world trade centre. At the time it sounded like an accident. As I was on the phone she said "oh god, another plane has hit the other tower". I still remember my exact words to this day "wow, something must have seriously gone wrong", since it still seemed like an accident. It wasn't until she rang me back just as I was heading back for my next lesson and told me that the Pentagon had also been hit that it sank in. Again I still remember my words "This is war". She told me to come straight home (at the time there were uncertainties about potential attacks here in the UK too), and I got the first bus I could. I walked in just in time to see the first tower collapse.
I still remember that day and what I was doing when I heard. And the days after--people walking around in utter shock, crying. Never forget it.
I've made a point to not watch any videos or look at pics on purpose until now. It's just as awful as I remember it 16 years later.
My friends and I (in Singapore) were sipping strawberry margaritas on my balcony (after completing a project) when my neighbour shouted for us to watch tv! I saw the second plane hit the tower - we were speechless. Horrifying! And to think that day was also my parents' 40th wedding anniversary!
I was asleep in San Luis Obispo, CA when I received a phone call from my mom. She sounded shocked & asked me if i had turned on the TV yet & seen the news. I remember going downstairs and turning the tv on..jaw just dropped. Watched the rest of the afternoon with my roommates, all of us crying & hugging each other in disbelief that this was happening.
I live in Greece, I was in high school, a friend had come over cause she needed some help with homework. I told her to wait a sec, let me wake up and we'll study, let's turn on the tv till I get my books and all (I was not keen on studying of course). When we turned on the tv, we simply couldn't believe it. We had a short argument of "this can't be real, naaah" type of thing till one of the Greek news presenters said "oh, they must be throwing chairs out of the windows to get air" then the next presenter said "I'm afraid that's a human being, not a chair. They're falling out of the building." It was so shocking. So surreal. Regardless of the politics, it was too much. After that it was days upon days of watching the news, all details, feeling the change in the world.
I was at work in the office downtown Indianapolis walking to the printer when I heard.. Didn't see anything until I got home that evening... Very sad
Recognize the big things And appreciate the small things Remember them both, always.
I wasn't alive then, but my brother was. My mother said he cried so loud when he heard the explosion.
What you have to remember, when you see people acting calmly, is THIS was the day when we started thinking "terrorist attack" FIRST. At that time, the thought of it was only at the back of our minds. I was in upstate NY listening on the radio and even the newscaster was saying that they thought it was an accident. We were naive.
I think that everyone who still believes the official "Osama & the 19 Li'l Hijackers" story should watch the 5 hour documentary "September 11 - The New Pearl Harbor" to understand why the official story is literally "fake news." And no - fcts are not (conspiracy)theories.
exactly at 8:38 am pacific time I woke up in a panic. thought we'd had an earthquake here in California. 5 minutes later my daughter comes running down the stairs yelling ''what, what is going on? I just woke up panicked." I told her I didn't know we'd better turn on the t.v. sure enough 3,000 miles away we watched on t.v. as the first plane went through that building. we just stood there staring at each other. how had something, yet to happen, 3,000 miles away woken us from a deep sleep? at that point she started accepting her intuition capabilities. she had denied it from the age of 13, she didn't ask for it or want it. but at that point she really had no choice.
What planes hit WTC 1 and 2. It wasn't a terrorist act unless Cheney and Bush are considered as such. All the posters here need a wake up call. 100% Israel USA operation to facilitate an attack to 7 middle east countries. I am wasting my time here--stupid folks that should know better.
Yeah, I feel sorry for all those people, not taking the time to look things up, just living as perfect consumers, believing whatever nasty s**t they are told.. it's really sad.
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"What we need to stand up and say is that not only did they attack the USS Liberty, they did 9/11. They did it. I have had long conversations over the past two weeks with contacts at the Army War College, at the Headquarters Marine Corps, and I have made it absolutely clear in both cases that it is 100% certain that 9/11 was a Mossad operation. Period." - Dr. Alan Sabrosky, former Director of Studies at the U.S. Amy War College DancingIsr...9e2cb0.jpg 
Oh, how quickly we all forget......................... that we are still at war with militant Islam.
There is still a war with extremist who have deformed the meaning of their religion to justify their violence. Much like the Christians did in the crusades, the inquisition, the genocides - cultural and literal - of First Nations and aboriginal nations, slavery, and a lot of LGBTQ+ bigotry. It's not the religion that's the problem, it's the extremism of a few that is driving conflict that benefits even fewer.
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This is not the time nor place to put blame on someone. This post is to remember the victims, the first responders, people who witnessed it first hand and remind us how much the world has changed since then.
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To this day, I know EXACTLY what I was doing. It was about 1.30pm I got home from Europe (based in Europe, fyi), which is 7.30 in NYC, had lunch. After lunch, I went to my room and turned on the radio only to hear the sky above the US was closed. They didn't say why at that moment, so I went to ask my mom. She didn't know either. Instead of going back to my room, I went to the living room, turned on the TV and basically shouted for my mom to come over. We spent the rest of the day glued to the TV watching the second plane hit the tower and the rest of the horror unfold. Up until then, it was the most terrifying experience. I can't imagine how everyone close by felt. :(
It seems everyone still remember what they were doing... Even people who don't live in NYC, or even the USA, at all. I was 10 years old at the time, also from Europe, I live in The Netherlands, and I also still remember everything. How I was playing with a friend at home after school, and her mother was incredibly late to pick her up. She apologised, she was late because she had been following the news. My parents hadn't seen the news yet (they usually don't watch TV during the day), and immediately turned on the TV. You can imagine it still took a few hours for my friend and her mother to leave.
Load More Replies... It's hard for me to see any pics of video from 9/11. All I think about is how many people are dying right as the footage was taken.
I well understand...I am not one to cry, but every time I see these pictures, I would just like to burst out sobbing. To think of all the innocents who started their normal day never to go home again. Heartbreaking. There but by the grace of God, go I.
Load More Replies... I was living in downtown NYC that day - the entire island was filled with dust and silence - I will always remember the smell that permeated the air for weeks - its something I will never forget
Oh god, that smell. If I woke up and smelled it at home in Brooklyn, then I wouldn't smell it in our temporary offices in SoHo. But the reverse was also true. And I knew dozens of people who died that day and knew what that smell represented.
Load More Replies... I saw a make-shift kiosk selling memorabilia I saw in December of that year. There it was, in the face of all the rubble. I felt the same as you do.
Load More Replies... I was home on Long Island with my 4 year old son. My other son, who was 6 at the time, was in school. I was exercising on a Nordic Track, watching TV. My sister called me to tell me to put on the news. That's when I saw it all unfold. My mom called me to say she had already heard from one of my brothers, and that he was okay. He was a Captain with the FDNY. My mom couldn't get in touch with my other brother, who was a fireman at Squad 18. My brother also could not reach him. Later on that day we found out he was missing. We cried and hoped and prayed he was in a hospital somewhere or trapped underground, but still alive. There was the media saying that perhaps people might be underneath alive in the subway tunnels. We held onto the smallest glimmer of hope for a few days. It was excruciating. At the beginning of October, they found my brother's body. It brings back so much sadness and helplessness to this day. It's like it happened and year ago, not 16. R.I.P David Halderman.
I cannot imagine your sorrow. I hope your family is finding some peace knowing your brother was a true hero...as are all our first responders, but he gave his life to help his fellow man. Prayers for all of you and all the others affected by this nightmare.
Load More Replies... I remember CNN broadcasting and old video of pakistan people celebrating a national holyday but showed as they were celebratring the attack...
Really? They have been attacking for decades... wow... that's bad
Load More Replies... I wasn't even born on that sad day. But I know a thing or two, thanks to my relatives and friends' parents. My close friend's mum summed up quite perfectly the general mood on that day while telling a story about the old family cat: " Oh, yeah, Greebo was a tiny kitten then. We sat on the sofa, grandma, Zornitsa(my namesake and the storyteller's best friend for life), the cat and I, and we watched television. And then I received a call from a coworker "Hey, change the channel and see the news, the Twin Towers are falling. I really thought she was joking, so I laughed for a few seconds before asking Zornitsa to turn to channel one. Only then we realized that it was no joke."
I was in a court room waiting for jury duty. There were two men there that had phones that got news. (Remember, no Smart Phone yet.) They kept walking back and forth to each other but the rest of us had no clue. The judge came in around 10:00am and said that we were all to be released "due the events in New York and DC." Everyone, except those 2 businessmen, were confused. Some were just relieved to be let out so early. As the crowd made its way down the stairs to street level there were bailiffs screaming at everyone to power off their phones and keep moving. (Learned later they were afraid an incoming call might trigger a bomb and they weren't taking any chances.) Outside on the court house steps I stopped by a man who had his cell on speaker. Got home in time to see the towers fall. I cried all day.
3000+ people died that day. It was one of the worst single tragedies in US history. It should be commemorated, but we have other problems, too. Nationwide, between 2001 and 2015, 569,220 people have died in traffic accidents. That's over HALF A MILLION people dead. In 2001 along, 42,196 people died on the roads. ... Gun violence claims over 30,000 people a year in this country. Slightly more than half of those are suicides, about 80% of which never would have happened if the victims didn't have access to a gun. ... We have our own home-grown terrorists who have been regularly murdering our citizens for the last 16 years without any real effort made to solve this problem. ... By all means, remember 9/11, but never forget that we have problems of our own making that are causing orders of magnitude more deaths per year than outside terrorists ever have.
Australia has such tight gun laws. We have hardly any issues with shootings here.
Load More Replies... Iraq and Afghanistan paid the greatest price for America not investigating 911. The guilty are still free.
On that day I went to the staff room of the high school where I was a teacher. One of my colleagues was horrified and told us that an airplane had hit the World Trade Center. Another teacher asked: 'Why? Was it foggy?' A male teacher looked at her and said: 'How naive you are.'
Even here in Greece it was terrifying. I was sitting on the couch in my mum's living room. That was the day that my brother was leaving Greece and was going to London to stay there permanently and we were all (the whole family) very emotional that day. While we were all talking I opened the TV. And we were all shocked. We couldn't speak.
R.I.P to all those killed by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It's very sad to think about how most of those who died would still be alive today if not for this tragic event.
This is horrifying. It is hard to believe anyone could do something as horrible as what happened that day.
This is just horrific. I remember every detail of that day and the complete panic I felt when the second plane hit and we understood what was happening. I will always remember.
I was glued to the tv about 15 minutes before the 2nd plane. What I saw and what conspirators claim were far different things. They propagate lies and b******t thatw ere far different than actual news broadcasts in front of our eyes live. No it was not any government plot. Bush was over his head making a response.
There is a shadow government. Run by the elites of this world. The very few at the 'top'. But, what those elites don't know is that they are puppets of something more sinister than they ever thought of being. Ephesians 6:12 NLT: For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
Load More Replies... Got back from New York day befor this happened I probably have the last photos of the twin towers.
I was 6 years old and I pretty much don't remember anything. I remember that I was in school and that class suddenly got interrupted to watch something on the tv, and that all the grown ups were sad about whatever happened. I personally didn't care about it / understand what was going on. It wasn't until years later that I truly understood the meaning of what had happened and the suffering this caused. Now I can't look at these pictures without tearing up. It's hard to believe that humans can be so cruel to other human beings. :(
The attackers on that day were anything but human. Terrorists, monsters, embarrassments to their faith...but not humans.
Load More Replies... My mom was born on 9/11 not that year but it is really sad she had that happen on that day, she gets c**p for it
It's my birthday, too. I believe it's appropriate to be respectful of the day and commemorate it, but to move on and celebrate one's own life. I think it's what the victims would've wanted.
Load More Replies... I was in my Second grade classroom when this happened. I live on Long Island, and the schools were still concerned about what happened and wanted all of the students to be home safe with there families. My parents got to me when they could, and for the rest of the day we watched the TV in shock. Early the next morning while getting ready for school my dad had the news on and the scene of the towers falling was playing on a loop, we had a moment of silence in class for the ones who were struggling in the city. I was still too young to truly understand the severity of the situation, but I'm old enough now to appreciate the healing that New York City went through and the strength they share with the Freedom Tower standing tall and strong.
I will never forget this day and certain details of how scared I was and uncertain everyone felt. I also remember how it was the most exceptional time to be an American. We weren't anything but Americans during that time.
This was an awful, awful day. My sister was in that building and it was indeed a terrifying experience both for her and for the family. God allowed her to make it out alive, just before the first tower fell. I still the images, especially now, of persons jumping from buildings, preferring that kind of death to what awaited them below. Condolences to the families, friends, coworkers, all. This is a sad sad day that will never be forgotten
I really hate it when someone claims that there were no planes; it was all just a "cover up" and a government conspiracy to demolish the towers or some other BS. Not only is it ignorant, but it feels disrespectful.
You'll never hear me say that there were no planes, but I don't feel it's disrespectful to say that you have questions about specific things that you would like further explanation.
Load More Replies... I was getting ready to pick my children up from school in the UK. I went to school pulled my sons class teacher and support worker aside as it was obvious they hadn't heard the look of horror on their faces i'll never forget then the tears in their eyes.
I worked in downtown St. Louis, directly across from the Metropolitan Square Building. Saw the news of the first plane right before leaving to catch the Metrolink. Got to the office building right after the second plane struck in New York. Our building was closed and evacuated as we were right across from the Met Square Building, the tallest in downtown St. Louis. Had to walk down 17 flights because the elevators were shut down just in case. Made it back to the Metrolink and back home. Watched with sadness and fright the rest of the day and evening. Will never ever forget that day!!!
I was working at a school in Hells Kitchen and the WTC was visible from our windows. The first plane attack was thought to be an accident and we all thought the second plane was evaluating the damage. As it struck, all the students and staff scream collectively. Seconds later, a 9th grade boy walked into the office and said, "I didn't kiss my mama good by this morning." He never would again. His mother worked as a secretary on the upper floor. He was orphaned.
I had nobody in those towers nor did I lose anyone but I feel deeply attached to this travesty. I can’t explain it but my tears flow so often for all the loss. It affects me deeply to my core. As a side note there is an amazing Netflix movie out now called WORTH with Michael Keaton and Stanley Tucci. It’s a true story about 911. Everyone should see this.
I feel the same way. Hard to explain but it almost feels like I was there in another lifetime maybe?
Load More Replies... Just lost for words my friends from New York but you know what there are nobody stronger than New York city people I can tell you this being one of us God bless all of America please pray and as ardent sang hold you head up
I was in the 5the grade 11 years old and I wasnt feeling good that day so I stayed home from school and I remeber laying down on the couch and turning on the T.V. and not being able to watch any channel that wasnt covering what had happened. I was so scared, I called my mom whom was at work crying and she came home immediately. We sat holding eachother for hours and watched as people were jumping out of windows and buildings were collapsing. I was living in florida at the time being so scared that a plane would collapse somewhere near us next. I was young and scared and still remember it like it was yesterday.
I will never forget that day, I'm in Northern Virginia. I was at work, there was a commotion that maybe a small airplane hit one of the Tower and we all went to the NOC room to see the TV, then we saw the second plane hit the other tower. My heart sank. We all knew this was deliberate, that USA was under attack. Someone from the window saw black smoke coming from the pentagon. Our base commander told us all to leave immediately! Cell phones were down, traffic was horrible, people were panicked. A 30 minute ride took 2 hours home. School would not allow our children to leave, no bus service. Once we were all home, we were glued to the TV, shocked and horrified of what happen, planes were landing all over and the news of the fourth plane in Pennsylvania. It felt like the world came to an end.
I also remember where and what I was doing when 9/11 happened and I think it changed us all forever.I live in Johannesburg ,South Africa and as people on another continent, we were deeply saddened and affected by the tragedy.
I'm sure everyone who was alive at the time of this event can still remember where they were when the penny dropped. I remember being maybe 11 or 10, we had a restaurant and events venue and had an event that evening my parents were preparing for. There was a TV set up for news and sports up on one of the center counters and i remember stopping to see what was going on. It was quite upsetting until a friend called me over and i ran off to play again. (i'm From south Africa so it was mid afternoonish i think.) Later years i actually went over and lived in Washington DC for about 2 years and went to NY a few times(it was an amazing city to visit, one of my favourites), even visiting the site of the world trade center towers. It was quite sobering.
I lived in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and I remember I had my boyfriend on the phone who was working at the national broadcasting company. He heard the news and called me to put on the tv. Just half a minute after I did, I saw the 2nd plane fly into the building. I cried out loud! I remember I emailed my cousin in the USA asking her what was going on over there. Everybody was in shock.
I had just moved to Florida, and was watching the news. I saw a plane really close to the tower's, and I wondered to myself, what was wrong with this pilot. Then , a huge bang, and the plane hit the first tower. I thought it was an accident, then, awhile later the second plane hit the other tower. Everyone on the news, was saying it was a terrorist attack. I called every body I knew, and told them to put on the news. They were all shocked to see what was happening. I swear, it was the worst day of my life. All those poor people that worked in the twin towers, how they must have suffered
stuff like this happens every day, but of course we're talking about ONE terrorist attack in murrica and you're all suddenly grieving.just horrible
Tragedy beyond anything... the sad part is for years, this is the kind of stuff that took place in India but was pushed aside as internal matter. It took this horror to realise the world we had created... i feel really bad... we too have had something similar. Over the years, Mumbai has faced such attacks. Speechless
I remember working at burger king at the time. I was with hands deep in our milkshake machine doing cleaning and maintenance. I remember my upper manager came to me and told me that there had been a horrific incident. At the time i didn't realize how big of an event it would turn out to be. But as for many people the match just didn't add up with the explosions and total collapse of a tower. I still today cannot understand how the government of the United States can go so far to justify their cause for war and their constant hunt for oil and all the jobs created in the process. Its sickening.
I live in CA and I remember getting ready for work at around 6am or so and turned on the News.. I could not believe my eyes , it was so surreal.. Then the second plane hit and I thought it was a replay of the first plane.. My BF cried watching it.. I went to work and no one hardly came in that morning.. I remember a co worker was on the phone and screamed that her brother was in the bldg. We were all asked to go home for the day.. Terrible memories for sure.. Saddest day ever..
I remember it ... it was 5 o'clock in the afternoon and when I saw a tower in the television, I thought my husband was looking at a catastrophic film ... then I realized that it was a reality...I could not beleive it
I think i was having breakfast and as i was clicking for channels i saw the building smoking so i stopped to watch wanting to know what was happening. the reporter said a plane crashed into one of the twin towers bldg...after a few minutes i felt that something was amiss when i noticed one plane in the background made a u-turn and i was....No! i was in denial even as the plane made a beeline for the second tower.....omg goosebumps even up to now!
Still got 8000+ photo's of it on my hard-disc,that i got from the net,the day after 9/11 0133-59ba4...d7799e.jpg
I still remember that day... I came home from Park playing, and I am from India... so it was evening like around 6 or 7 pm, and I came to drawing room and saw dad was watching news and they were showing a plane crashed into building, and I sat there, and I was like watching it usually..... but... suddenly I saw a plane coming and I shouted dad .. plane and I jumped and came too close to tv and me and my dad watched that plane crashing and then the impact of crashing coming to camera... it was soo horrible i stood there numb.... it was scary and awful news I ever saw on TV.
I remember ringing my mum at lunch whilst at college and her telling me about a plane hitting the world trade centre. At the time it sounded like an accident. As I was on the phone she said "oh god, another plane has hit the other tower". I still remember my exact words to this day "wow, something must have seriously gone wrong", since it still seemed like an accident. It wasn't until she rang me back just as I was heading back for my next lesson and told me that the Pentagon had also been hit that it sank in. Again I still remember my words "This is war". She told me to come straight home (at the time there were uncertainties about potential attacks here in the UK too), and I got the first bus I could. I walked in just in time to see the first tower collapse.
I still remember that day and what I was doing when I heard. And the days after--people walking around in utter shock, crying. Never forget it.
I've made a point to not watch any videos or look at pics on purpose until now. It's just as awful as I remember it 16 years later.
My friends and I (in Singapore) were sipping strawberry margaritas on my balcony (after completing a project) when my neighbour shouted for us to watch tv! I saw the second plane hit the tower - we were speechless. Horrifying! And to think that day was also my parents' 40th wedding anniversary!
I was asleep in San Luis Obispo, CA when I received a phone call from my mom. She sounded shocked & asked me if i had turned on the TV yet & seen the news. I remember going downstairs and turning the tv on..jaw just dropped. Watched the rest of the afternoon with my roommates, all of us crying & hugging each other in disbelief that this was happening.
I live in Greece, I was in high school, a friend had come over cause she needed some help with homework. I told her to wait a sec, let me wake up and we'll study, let's turn on the tv till I get my books and all (I was not keen on studying of course). When we turned on the tv, we simply couldn't believe it. We had a short argument of "this can't be real, naaah" type of thing till one of the Greek news presenters said "oh, they must be throwing chairs out of the windows to get air" then the next presenter said "I'm afraid that's a human being, not a chair. They're falling out of the building." It was so shocking. So surreal. Regardless of the politics, it was too much. After that it was days upon days of watching the news, all details, feeling the change in the world.
I was at work in the office downtown Indianapolis walking to the printer when I heard.. Didn't see anything until I got home that evening... Very sad
Recognize the big things And appreciate the small things Remember them both, always.
I wasn't alive then, but my brother was. My mother said he cried so loud when he heard the explosion.
What you have to remember, when you see people acting calmly, is THIS was the day when we started thinking "terrorist attack" FIRST. At that time, the thought of it was only at the back of our minds. I was in upstate NY listening on the radio and even the newscaster was saying that they thought it was an accident. We were naive.
I think that everyone who still believes the official "Osama & the 19 Li'l Hijackers" story should watch the 5 hour documentary "September 11 - The New Pearl Harbor" to understand why the official story is literally "fake news." And no - fcts are not (conspiracy)theories.
exactly at 8:38 am pacific time I woke up in a panic. thought we'd had an earthquake here in California. 5 minutes later my daughter comes running down the stairs yelling ''what, what is going on? I just woke up panicked." I told her I didn't know we'd better turn on the t.v. sure enough 3,000 miles away we watched on t.v. as the first plane went through that building. we just stood there staring at each other. how had something, yet to happen, 3,000 miles away woken us from a deep sleep? at that point she started accepting her intuition capabilities. she had denied it from the age of 13, she didn't ask for it or want it. but at that point she really had no choice.
What planes hit WTC 1 and 2. It wasn't a terrorist act unless Cheney and Bush are considered as such. All the posters here need a wake up call. 100% Israel USA operation to facilitate an attack to 7 middle east countries. I am wasting my time here--stupid folks that should know better.
Yeah, I feel sorry for all those people, not taking the time to look things up, just living as perfect consumers, believing whatever nasty s**t they are told.. it's really sad.
Load More Replies... "What we need to stand up and say is that not only did they attack the USS Liberty, they did 9/11. They did it. I have had long conversations over the past two weeks with contacts at the Army War College, at the Headquarters Marine Corps, and I have made it absolutely clear in both cases that it is 100% certain that 9/11 was a Mossad operation. Period." - Dr. Alan Sabrosky, former Director of Studies at the U.S. Amy War College DancingIsr...9e2cb0.jpg
Oh, how quickly we all forget......................... that we are still at war with militant Islam.
There is still a war with extremist who have deformed the meaning of their religion to justify their violence. Much like the Christians did in the crusades, the inquisition, the genocides - cultural and literal - of First Nations and aboriginal nations, slavery, and a lot of LGBTQ+ bigotry. It's not the religion that's the problem, it's the extremism of a few that is driving conflict that benefits even fewer.
Load More Replies... This is not the time nor place to put blame on someone. This post is to remember the victims, the first responders, people who witnessed it first hand and remind us how much the world has changed since then.
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