Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: The first bit of news I heard on September 11, 2001, was vague, only that there had been a plane crash somewhere in the US. I thought, "How horrible," as I always do whenever I hear of one, but nothing could prepare me for the moment when I turned the TV on and saw a plane actually crashing into the World Trade Center. Even now when I think about it, almost three years later, it is still so difficult to realize what happened on that September day. At the time, I couldn't quite bring myself to believe what I was seeing on TV--the planes crashing into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, people running and screaming as debris flew everywhere, the uncertainty of what exactly was happening to Americans on our own soil. I remember desperately trying to contact my relatives in New York but only getting a busy signal. I remember at least forty people gathered in the living room of my boyfriend's fraternity house, trying to make sense out of the terrible tragedies we had witnessed and wondering what was going to happen next. I really did wonder if the end of the world was at hand because nothing like this had ever happened in my lifetime. I think one of the most inspiring things I remember was when Congress gathered and sang "God Bless America" on the steps of the Capitol Building. Of course, the images of the firefighters and police officers who were just doing their jobs on that terrible day also gave hope to Americans in crisis. Seeing so many "ordinary" people doing extraordinary and heroic things on such a black day made me realize, perhaps for the first time, how indomitable the American spirit is. I pray every day for the people who lost their lives on 9/11, as well as their families. I hope that they know that they did not die in vain, and that they will always, always be remembered for their ultimate sacrifice. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story10631.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2004-06-05 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 67.163.11.182