Kansas City Remembers 9/11

Today it remains appropriate to share at least one post dedicated to one of the most tragic events in American history . . . More context amid campaign 2024:

Sept. 11 — the date when hijacked plane attacks killed nearly 3,000 people in 2001 — falls in the thick of the presidential election season every four years, and it comes at an especially pointed moment this time.

Fresh off their first-ever debate Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are both expected to attend 9/11 observances at the World Trade Center in New York and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania.


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Defining images from the 9/11 attacks

Nearly 3,000 people were killed when hijacked jetliners crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.


More FDNY members have died from World Trade Center illnesses than killed on 9/11

Twenty-three years after Sept. 11, 2001, illnesses linked to the World Trade Center attack have now killed more FDNY members than were killed on the day itself.


US commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus, but politics in view

The U.S. is remembering lives taken and others reshaped by 9/11. Wednesday marks an anniversary laced with presidential campaign politics.


Last Photo Taken By Journalist Bill Biggart, Who Died Documenting 9/11, Goes Viral

Bravely documenting the chaos and destruction, Mr Biggart captured a haunting image of the collapsing remains of Tower Two.


5 Of The Best 9/11 Documentaries To Watch In Remembrance Of The Tragedy

Several documentaries and docuseries have revisited the events of September 11, 2001 to trace the timeline and feature perspectives and stories.

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