September 11 Digital Archive Stories

At 8:55 am my husband called me from work and urged me to turn on the news. He said a plane crashed into the Twin Towers. When I turned on the news I saw one of the towers on fire and smoke billowing out. I couldn't believe my eyes. I remember…

I WAS AT WORK LISTENING TO MY RADIO, LIKE ANY OTHER DAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE NEWS BROKE THRU AND TOLD OF THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE HAPPENINGS. I JUST SAT THERE AT MY DESK IN DISBELIEF. I GOT UP AND TOLD MY BOSS, WHO THEN CAME IN TO LISTEN. BEFORE LONG…

I live in Westfield, NJ and take a daily bus into Port Authority Bus Terminal. Every day on the bus I would look at the Manhattan skyline before taking the long turn into the Lincoln Tunnel. That particular morning, I know I had my eyes closed.…

I started my day with a ride to school. My Dad had the radio tuned to 1070 am. That is how I received the dreadful news. I hadn't realized the importance. They told of planes crashing into our World Trade Center. Being a pilot myself, I knew…

On that day I took my daughter to pre-school and when I came home I turned on the television to the news. I don't usually watch the news in the morning but I just felt like watching that morning. Right away the vision of the twin towers smoking was…

Well first I would like to say that I hope that what I am going to express isn't going to offend anyone. I hope that some can relate and understand while I am sure others will just be upset. I was at work when the September 11th incident occurred.…

My Story

I woke-up that morning as usual, but I was very excited, because I was twelve that day. My birthday, September 11th.
I went to school, where my friends and I celebrated until classes started. I went to language arts, then to reading,…

I was one of the lucky ones. I live in Colorado and was not directly impacted by the gut-wrenching attrocities of 9/11/01. I was watching the ABC morning TV show, Good Morning America. They mentioned that a plane had flown into the World Trade…

I woke up that morning, getting ready for school; took a shower, ate, and left the house. It was around 7:15 when I arrived at school. As i walked to my locker, I heard a couple people talkin about some plane crash. I got my books, putting behind…

The day started off for me just like any other day. I got my kids, John, Michael, Richard and Rose ready for school and dropped my husband, Juan off at the Metro station in Dunn Lorring. It was a gorgeous morning. The signs of autumn were in the…

I am from Holland but on Sept 11, we were ALL attacked, I guess. I couldn't have been in a stranger place. My girlfriend, another friend and myself were in the Andes in Peru at the time. On the very early morning of Sept 11, we left the village of…

I was working for the Arlington County Police Department on 9/11. I had been running late for work (hem of my dress needed some quick needlework), and I remember standing in the bathroom doing my makeup when the first plane hit. I thought nothing…

Last year at September 11, I was in Korea. I was just watching TV when our Korean news suddenly switched to CNN. As it showed the first building get hit, I thought it was a movie or a play going on, because it was unbelieveable. Then when I realized…

the first news i heard was thata plane lost control and hit the north tower.they thought it may have been a highjacking.
i then learned after it was.when it hit the second tower.this lady jerri i work with she was upset. she wanted to make sure her…

IT'S A DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET! I HAD AWAKEN EARLY WITH MY NEWBORN SON WHO HAD BEEN BORN ON JUNE 19TH. I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT I HAD BEEN WATCHING ON TV BUT MY PHONE STARTED RINGING AND IT WAS MY HUSBAND TELLING ME TO TURN THE TV TO THE NEWS…

I am 6th generation from the NYC area. I lived in Staten Island for 36 years. I spent much time downtown as a child. I remember the towers being built; people we knew worked on them. One foreman snuck us while they were under construction. I…

A co-worker and I were on our way to Madison,Wisconsin from Milwaukee to attend a meeting for work. It usually takes an hour and half to get to Madison. So my co-worker and I were talking for most of the ride. As we turn to take the main…

I was driving my son to a doctor's appointment, listening to
the radio, and trying to figure out exactly what was going
on in New York when the news of the attack on the Pentagon
broke. I knew we were at war, something I don't think people
my age had…

On September 11, 2003 I was home with my husband and children. My husband was waiting for his brother to come to our house so they could go to Cleveland for the day. My two children ( then 1 and 3)were watching the disney channel. My brother in law…

I was on my to work and i just couldn't believe what i was hearing. I thought i still in my morning sleep mode. By the time i got to work, it was pretty chaotic. All of my co-workers had their radios on and were checking the web for more…