The horrific September 11, 2001, attacks claimed the lives of 2997 individuals. Of those, 42 were from Michigan, and 2 from Genesee County. Today we honor them.
On Thursday morning, President Obama dedicated the National September 11 Memorial Museum in a ceremony attended by families of the victims, first responders and numerous political leaders.
Wednesday marks the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Memorial services will be held all across the country, many involving a reading of the victims' names.
11 years ago today America was shocked and horrified by the events of 9/11. As a group, we have spent the last 11 years grieving, healing and coming together as a country to make sure something like this will never happen again.
This morning at 8:30am EST, there will be a live webcast of the 11th anniversary commemoration ceremony from 'Ground Zero'.
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1609 – Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there (More info)
1941 – Ground is broken on the construction of The Pentagon (More info)
'The September 11th Initiative' is a project by StoryCorps that focuses on the stories of how individuals were affected by 9-11.
Sunday will mark 10 years since almost 3,000 people lost their lives in the deadliest attack on America we have seen in our lifetime. That day has sparked wars, unity, conspiracy theories, movies and so much more. What is often forgotten are the individual stories from