New York City and the entire country paused this morning to remember the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Today mark the the 13th anniversary of the day the world suddenly changed.
Thousands of lives were lost and others injured. Thousands went off to a war that is still ongoing. All these years later, New York still hosts a ceremony, reading the names of lives lost and Washington DC pauses at the moment the Pentagon was struck. Shanksville, Pennsylvania also hosted a ceremony to remember the victims of United Flight 93.
Ground Zero is now mostly rebuilt. Last year, the new 1 World trade Center became the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere when the spire was added. Just this past May, the National September 11 Museum was opened with a speech from President Obama.
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Today’s ceremony started at 8:46 a.m., the moment the first plane struck the North Tower. As NY1 notes, moments of silence were also marked the moment the South Tower was hit, then when the Pentagon struck, and finally when United flight 93 crashed.
While the museum is finally open for the first time on the anniversary of the day, the Associated Press notes that survivors and victims’ families are still donating items. One finance worker at the World Trade Center that day and donated her dust-covered clothes and shoes. Relatives have also been bringing in more photos and information to add to profiles for the 3,000 victims.
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