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HON297 Course Guide: Websites

9/11: Twenty Years Later

General Websites

9/11 Commission Report 

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9-11 Commission), an independent, bipartisan commission created by congressional legislation and the signature of President George W. Bush in late 2002, is chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. The Commission is also mandated to provide recommendations designed to guard against future attacks.


Internet Archives September 11 Page 

The 9/11 Television News Archive is a library of news coverage of the events of 9/11/2001 and their aftermath as presented by U.S. and international broadcasters. It presents one week of news broadcasts.


A Nation Challenged, New York Times 

A section of the New York Times website that deals with the terrorist attacks. Included are archives of past articles, interactive graphics (including maps), and other learning resources. Login may be required, but access is free.

Museums and Memorials

9/11 Memorial Museum, New York City 

The 9/11 Memorial is a tribute of remembrance, honoring the 2,977 people killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center site, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon, as well as the six people killed in the World Trade Center bombing on February 26, 1993.


Pentagon Memorial, Washington DC 


Flight 93 National Memorial, Pennsylvania

 

Portraits of Grief

The New York Times Portraits of Grief

Glimpses of some of the victims of the September 11 attacks.

 

 

Coulter Library, Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY