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Remembering Sept. 11 Seven years ago, terrorists wreaked havoc in America. NPR covered the story from the time the first plane struck the World Trade Center, and is still covering the story today. Here, we reflect on how the world — and individual lives — were transformed by Sept. 11.
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Reflections On Shanksville And Sept. 11

Sometimes when journalists start out working on a story they're expecting one thing and then they find something entirely different. That's what happened to NPR's Libby Lewis at the Sept. 11 crash site in Shanksville, Pa., this week.

Reflections On Shanksville And Sept. 11

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Seven Years Later, Listeners Reflect On Sept. 11

Do you remember where you were when the planes hit the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon? On the seventh anniversary of the terrorists attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, listeners discuss the significance of the day.

Seven Years Later, Listeners Reflect On Sept. 11

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Seven Years After Attacks, No Memorial In NYC

For all the scenes of cranes at work at ground zero in New York City, the site is still a giant, lifeless crater seven years after two hijacked airplanes destroyed the twin towers. Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for The New Yorker, offers his insight.

Seven Years After Attacks, No Memorial In NYC

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Marking Sept. 11, Seven Years Later

Ceremonies marking the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are held near the site of the former World Trade Center and at the Pentagon. The military dedicated a new memorial to the victims in Arlington, Va. We hear a montage of voices from the ceremonies.

Marking Sept. 11, Seven Years Later

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N.Y. Marks Day That 'Ended As None Ever Has'

In New York City, a somber ceremony marked the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. "We come each year to stand alongside those who loved and lost the most, to bear witness to the day which began like any other, and ended as none ever has," Mayor Michael Bloomberg told the crowd that gathered Thursday near ground zero.

N.Y. Marks Day That 'Ended As None Ever Has'

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Boston Memorial Marks Ill-Fated Planes' Departure

A Sept. 11 memorial was dedicated Tuesday at Logan International Airport in Boston. That is where two planes took off before hijackers on board brought down New York's twin towers at the World Trade Center.

Boston Memorial Marks Ill-Fated Planes' Departure

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A Mother Brings Perspective To Flight 93 Crash Site

Deborah Borza, mother of United Flight 93 passenger Deora Bodley, is one of the thousands of people to visit the field where the plane crashed on Sept. 11, 2001. But Borza has become a regular at the Shanksville, Pa., site.

A Mother Brings Perspective To Flight 93 Crash Site

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Pentagon's 'Contemplative' Memorial Opens

A permanent memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 attack at the Pentagon was dedicated Thursday morning and opens to the public in the evening. The memorial's designer, Julie Beckman, says the benches, reflecting pools and paper-bark maple trees make it a "contemplative, beautiful place."

Pentagon's 'Contemplative' Memorial Opens

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New York's Sept. 11 Memorial Slow To Rise

A memorial service will be held Thursday in New York City for those who died in the Sept. 11 attacks. But the ceremony won't take place at ground zero. That site is in the midst of construction, and after seven years, the lack of progress is frustrating to many.

New York's Sept. 11 Memorial Slow To Rise

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Sound And Silence: 'Remembering Sept. 11' At The Temple Of Dendur

A view from across the reflecting pool of the "Remembering September 11" concert by the Wordless Music Orchestra — conducted by Ryan McAdams, presented at The Temple of Dendur in The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2011. Melanie Burford for NPR hide caption

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Sound And Silence: 'Remembering Sept. 11' At The Temple Of Dendur

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Hear (and download) profoundly moving performances of music by Basinski, Marshall, Golijov and Schnittke — met by a deeply reflective and attentive audience.

Sound And Silence: 'Remembering Sept. 11' At The Temple Of Dendur

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Ned Rorem's 'Aftermath': Mingling Sept. 11 With Personal Sorrow

William Blake's 'Los,' from the poet and artist's mythological work. Ned Rorem sets words from Blake's 'Proverbs of Hell' within his song cycle 'Aftermath.' Wikimedia hide caption

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Ned Rorem's 'Aftermath': Mingling Sept. 11 With Personal Sorrow

A song cycle pleading for peace and mourning lost love — and the one piece Rorem claims he would like to be remembered by.

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