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WTC Steel Angel to Honor 9-Year-Old Arizona Shooting Victim Born on 9/11

Mar 23rd 2011 – 9:29AM
Chris Carlson, AP

Chris Carlson, AP

NEW YORK -- A piece of World Trade Center steel is being molded into an angel in the memory of a girl who was born on Sept. 11, 2001, and died in a barrage of gunfire in the Tucson, Ariz., shooting rampage that injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The 5 1/2-foot-long fragment of an I-beam was to be picked up from a hangar at...

World Trade Center Flag to Fly at Christina Green's Funeral

By Mara GayJan 12th 2011 – 11:30AM
AP

AP

The flag that was recovered from the World Trade Center will be on display at the funeral of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, who was born on Sept. 11, 2001, and was killed in Saturday's shooting in Arizona. The Arizona Republic reports that the giant, 20-by-30 foot flag, which firefighters famously hoisted over the...

Remembering 9/11 and the Night at Shea Stadium That Brought Everyone Together

By Steve PhillipsSep 10th 2010 – 2:30PM

The morning of September 11, 2001 started a bit overcast. I left home at my normal time but anticipated a very busy day at work because I had organizational telemeetings scheduled for the entire day. Every Mets minor league club had its own time window in which we were going to discuss each player in the organization and...

NATO Chief Condemns Planned Quran Burning

By Andrea StoneSep 7th 2010 – 11:15AM
John Raoux. AP

John Raoux. AP

WASHINGTON (Sept. 7) -- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who once defended the publication of cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad, is condemning a Florida pastor's plan to burn Qurans on the ninth anniversary of 9/11, saying it could "have a negative impact on the security for our troops" fighting in...

New Documentary: Condi Rice Yelled at Bush on 9/11

By Deborah HastingsSep 7th 2010 – 10:30AM
David Bohrer, The White House / AP

David Bohrer, The White House / AP

(Sept. 7) -- Condoleezza Rice shouted on the phone at President George W. Bush during the initial chaos after the 9/11 attacks and ordered him to stay away from the nation's capital. Then she hung up on him. In a History Channel documentary that will be shown Thursday, two days before the ninth anniversary of the...

9 11 News From the Web

  • 09/13/11 Daily Derby Results: September 11 Source: Martha's Vineyard Patch - Martha's Vineyard MA The Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby kicked off on Sunday and has already brought in some very big fish.
  • 09/12/11 Daily Derby Results Source: Martha's Vineyard Patch - Martha's Vineyard MA The Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby kicked off on Sunday and has already brought in some very big fish.
  • 07/02/11 Gritty Rakshit wins Source: Deccan Herald - India Rakshit B clawed his way back from a two-set deficit to clinch the Junior boys title in the Ratanbai Shah memorial rolling trophy State-ranking table tennis tournament here on Saturday.
  • 06/12/11 Vedanth claims Junior boys� TT crown Source: Deccan Herald - India Vedanth M Urs bagged the Junior boys crown, edging past Charan VP in an intense final at the Ultratech State-ranking table tennis tournament on Sunday.
  • 05/14/11 Mahesh in final Source: The Hindu Mahesh Mangaonkar lost the opening game but recovered to beat Gaurav Nandrajog 3-1 in the semifinals of the Otters Open squash tournament here.

Background on 9 11

The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/11) were a series of four suicide attacks that were committed in the United States on September 11, 2001, coordinated to strike the areas of New York City and Washington, D.C.

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