What Happened to the Ground Zero Flag?
What happened to the flag hoisted at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001?
View ArticleThe 9/11 Generation
Take a look at how 9/11 became a benchmark for whole generations of young Americans, influencing their attitudes about service, terror, and hope.
View ArticleSeptember 11th: Why We Remember
Volunteers from the 9/11 Tribute Center reflect on the importance of sharing their stories of 9/11 with future generations.
View ArticleRemembering 9/11: The Pentagon Attack
President George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld and others look back on the attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.
View ArticleWorld Trade Center
New Yorkers reflect on what the symbol of the Twin Towers meant to them and to the world.
View ArticleSeptember 11th: How Did It Change Your Life?
Fifteen years later, volunteers from the 9/11 Tribute Center describe how the events of September 11, 2001 changed their lives.
View ArticleStories From 9/11: Pentagon Employee Bruce Powers
Bruce Powers, a volunteer at the 9/11 Tribute Center and Pentagon employee for over sixteen years, reflects on the events of attack on the Pentagon.
View ArticleThe 9/11 Flag: Lost and Found
Shirley Dreifus, owner of the now-iconic flag raised at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001, tells the incredible story of the flag's role in the recovery, its disappearance, and the search to find it...
View ArticleISIS
ISIS is a powerful terrorist militant group that has seized control of large areas of the Middle East. Infamous for its brutal violence and murderous assaults on civilians, this self-described...
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The War on Christmas
The War on Christmas begins around the same time each year, when stores start peddling plastic Christmas trees and giant Santa Claus inflatables. Depending on which media talking head is speaking, the...
View ArticleGreat Recession
The Great Recession was a global economic downturn that devastated world financial markets as well as the banking and real estate industries. The crisis led to increases in home mortgage foreclosures...
View ArticleGreat Recession Timeline
What were the key moments in the Great Recession, the most significant economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1920s and 1930s? Here are some of the most important milestones in a Great...
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2017 Events
From the inauguration of Donald Trump to the first total solar eclipse to traverse the Lower 48 in nearly a century, 2017 was a year for the history books. Here we review the biggest news in politics,...
View ArticlePatriot Act
The Patriot Act is legislation passed in 2001 to improve the abilities of U.S. law enforcement to detect and deter terrorism. The act’s official title is, “Uniting and Strengthening America by...
View ArticleWomen’s March
On the first full day of Donald Trump’s presidency, hundreds of thousands of people crowd into the U.S. capital for the Women’s March on Washington, a massive protest in the nation’s capital aimed...
View ArticleBear Stearns collapses, sold to J.P. Morgan Chase
On this day in 2008, Bear Stearns, the 85-year-old investment bank, narrowly avoids bankruptcy by its sale to J.P. Morgan Chase and Co. at the shockingly low price of $2 per share.With a stock market...
View ArticleLehman Brothers declares bankruptcy
On September 15, 2008, the venerable Wall Street brokerage firm Lehman Brothers seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, becoming the largest victim of the subprime mortgage crisis that would devastate...
View ArticleDodd-Frank Act
The Dodd-Frank Act, officially called the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2010 in response to the financial crisis...
View ArticleTroubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)
The Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, was a U.S. economic program designed to ward off the nation’s mortgage and financial crisis, known as the Great Recession. Signed on October 3, 2008, by...
View ArticleHere's Why the Patriot Act Is So Controversial
Passed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Patriot Act has created new rules on surveillance and national security in the U.S. See why some believe it has kept the country safer, while others believe...
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