White House holds moment of silence for 9/11 victimsSeptember 11th, 2009 Obamas observe 9/11 moment of silenceWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama observed a moment of silence in honor of 9/11 victims outside the White House as a single bugler played taps. A Washington rain came to a stop as the observance began at 8:46 a.m., the moment the first jetliner struck the World Trade Center on Sept.
Marking 9/11 anniversary, Obama says nation will not stop pursuing al-Qaida terroristsSeptember 11th, 2009 Obamas observe 9/11 at PentagonWASHINGTON — Eight years after the 9/11 attacks, President Barack Obama says the nation "will never falter" in its pursuit of al-Qaida and its allies. Obama placed a wreath under rainy skies at the Pentagon Friday in memory of those who died there on Sept.
9/11 memorial to have disturbing graphic imagesSeptember 11th, 2009 NEW YORK - The proposed 9/11 memorial at Ground Zero is going to have 400 oak trees on the outside and disturbing graphic images of people jumping and planes hitting the towers inside the museum. The New York Post quoted Joseph Daniels, president of the 9/11 Memorial Foundation, as saying that construction of the museum is moving forward.
World Trade Center Memorial visitors will be warned of graphic images in museum, on Web siteSeptember 10th, 2009 NYC 9/11 museum visitors to get content warningsNEW YORK — Visitors will be warned about graphic images at the World Trade Center memorial, and will have a choice whether to view them. The foundation that's building the memorial has gathered hundreds of hours of amateur videos, images and stories.
Amateur images, videos of 9/11 and aftermath to become new exhibit at memorial museumSeptember 9th, 2009 Museum scours world for new videos of 9/11 attacksNEW YORK — A camera in Brooklyn points through a chain-link fence at black smoke pouring from one skyscraper, while a plane pierces another. Papers fly through the sky; some of them end up in the filmmakers' hands.
9/11 memorial preview site opens to publicAugust 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - Families of those killed in the World Trade Center terror attacks got a closeup look Wednesday at the memorial and museum that will forever remember their loved ones - and that tragic day. The 9/11 Memorial Preview Site opened to the public, giving hope to the families that progress is being made.
Visitors to WTC site can watch live video of ground zero construction, record 9/11 memoriesAugust 26th, 2009 Exhibit offers live view of WTC constructionNEW YORK — Visitors to the World Trade Center site can now watch live video of the construction at ground zero. A nearby exhibit opened Wednesday.
Steel column that became memorial returns to NYC's ground zero, marking rebirthAugust 24th, 2009 Steel beam returns to NYC's ground zeroNEW YORK — It became a makeshift memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. Now a massive steel column has been returned to ground zero as a symbol of rebirth.
Steel column that became 9/11 memorial slated to return to ground zero Monday, marking rebirthAugust 24th, 2009 Steel beam slated to return Monday to ground zeroNEW YORK — A massive steel column from the World Trade Center that became a makeshift memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks is being returned to the site.
Tourists can share 9/11 memories, look at memorial plans, buy DVDs at new ground zero centerAugust 18th, 2009 9/11 memorial preview site opening in NYCNEW YORK — Tourists eager for a look at the Sept. 11 memorial won't have to strain through a fence surrounding ground zero anymore.
NY gov to World Trade Center site developer: We could redesign ground zero without youAugust 3rd, 2009 NY gov: We could redesign WTC without developerNEW YORK — New York Gov. David Paterson has given World Trade Center site developer Larry Silverstein an ultimatum in talks over his ground zero lease.
World Trade Center site to be open to victims' families during remembrance of 9/11 attacksJuly 15th, 2009 WTC site to be open to victims' families on 9/11NEW YORK — Volunteers and Sept. 11 victims' relatives will read the names of the lost together at this year's commemoration, and the families will again be able to pay respects at ground zero even though the site is under construction, officials said Tuesday.
9/11 memorial at ground zero to feature audiovisual display, with victims' portraits, storiesJune 11th, 2009 NYC 9/11 memorial to feature audiovisual displayNEW YORK — Audiovisual tributes to the thousands of Sept. 11 victims — accompanied with stories from their lives — will form the core of the memorial museum, officials announced Wednesday.
Prince Harry lays wreath at NYC's ground zero in first inaugural official trip to USMay 29th, 2009 Prince Harry visits WTC site in 1st US tripNEW YORK — Prince Harry has arrived in lower Manhattan on his first official visit to the United States. His first stop was the World Trade Center site, where he laid a wreath with a handwritten note and bowed his head for several minutes at a spot overlooking the Sept.
Pennsylvania-based team to race 9/11 memorial car in Richmond on 8th anniversary of attacksMay 1st, 2009 9/11 memorial car to race in Virginia on Sept. 11NEW YORK — Americans have remembered Sept.