Islamic center developer: We made 'mistakes'
The developer of an Islamic cultural center that opened Wednesday near the site of the terrorist attacks that leveled the World Trade Center says the biggest error on the project was not involving the families of 9/11 victims from the start. (Sept. 21)
The age of 9/11: Introduction
How old were you when the planes struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon? And where were you? And where are you now -- ten years older, ten years after the attacks? These and similar questions are ones are questions The Post has explored around the ten-year anniversary of September 11th. The powerful reflections are presented as a multimedia report broken down by age -- age being one of the important facets forming the individualized prisms through which we all view 9/11 and its effects on our lives.
The age of 9/11: Abraham Scott, 59
Abraham Scott, 59, describes his life in 2001 as being at its peak. He and his wife, Janice Scott, both had successful careers and were almost finished raising their two daughters, Crystal and Angel. The weekend before 9/11, Abraham remembers his wife filing important paperwork and telling her oldest daughter to take care of the family if anything were to happen to her. The following Tuesday, Janice was killed after she went to work in the Pentagon. Even though he travels extensively, Abraham doesn’t fly anymore. He now runs a scholarship fund for high school students that he and his family created in his wife’s memory.
The age of 9/11: Geraldine Davie
Geraldine Davie, recalls what it was like to lose a child in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11th, 2001. Her daughter, Amy O'Doherty, was 23 when she was killed in World Trade Center.
Al-Qaeda posts 9/11 video
A private intelligence monitoring service says al-Qaeda is marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with an hour-long video, released on Jihadist websites. (Sept. 13)
Congress sings National Anthem
To mark the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, members of Congress stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol and sang the National Anthem. (Sept. 12)
NYC 9/11 memorial opens to public
The plot of land known for a decade as "ground zero" opened to the public Monday as a memorial for the first time since that terrible morning in 2001. (Sept. 12)
President Obama marks 10th anniversary of Sept. 11
President Obama attended memorial ceremonies at the 9/11 Memorial in New York, the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pa. and the Pentagon Memorial in Washington. He also spoke at 'A Concert for Hope' at the Kennedy Center marking the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
Memorial ceremony at the Pentagon
There were tears, music and quiet grief at the Pentagon as the 184 people killed at the Defense Department on September 11, 2001 were remembered. (Sept. 11)
How old were you when the planes struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon? And where were you? And where are you now -- ten years older, ten years after the attacks? These and similar questions are ones are questions The Post has explored around the ten-year anniversary of September 11th. The powerful reflections are presented as a multimedia report broken down by age -- age being one of the important facets forming the individualized prisms through which we all view 9/11 and its effects on our lives.
