U.S. Marks 25th Anniversary of Sept. 11 Attacks
- The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with displays of personal artifacts from United Airlines Flight 93 and the Pentagon site.
- New York City released over 170,000 pages of records revealing officials knew the air quality around Ground Zero was unsafe after the attacks.
- All four living former U.S. presidents attended a ceremony in New York City, while President Donald Trump observed the anniversary at the Pentagon with remarks honoring victims and first responders.
- Thousands of responders and survivors suffer long-term health effects from exposure to toxic dust at the World Trade Center site, including respiratory diseases and cancer.
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Civilians joined being family members and political figures in New York on Friday for 25th-anniversary commemorations of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. Designed to be political, the ceremonies did not escape contoversy due to the absence of President Donald Trump.
Americans mark 25 years since September 11 attacks amid enduring grief, reflection
Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on U.S. soil, Americans paused on Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania -- and to wrestle with the consequences of September 11 that reverberate to this day.
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For the first time, a seventh moment of silence will be observed to honour the thousands who have died since 2001 from illnesses tied to the toxic dust that poisoned the air for months afterward.
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