On Patriot Day, we are at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, where the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center once stood. The museum is 70 feet underground, beneath the memorial"s waterfall pools in the footprints of the fallen towers. The names of those who died in the 2001 terrorist attacks and in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing are listed on bronze parapets surrounding these huge reflecting pools. Seven stories below the memorial, the museum tells the story of 9/11 through exhibits, artifacts, historical records, and personal accounts, remembering the victims and those who risked their lives to save others.
Patriot Day
Today in History
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3, 2, 1 … Happy New Year!
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Lizard of mystery
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Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, China
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Beware the Ides of March
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Bathing in the light of Pride
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Happy World Photography Day!
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Hemakuta Hill, Hampi, India
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The long and wiggling path
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Memorial Day
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Composite image of a lunar eclipse
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A truly American monument
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Bohemian Switzerland
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National Go Birding Day
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The ‘Night of Nights’
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