Twenty Years Later: Memories of September 11th
It's been twenty years since the September 11th terrorist attacks. As one of the defining moments of a generation, this episode is walkthrough of the events of that day and memories by a few people who were kind enough to sit down with me and discuss their memories.
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“9/11 Investigation.” FBI. Accessed August 10, 2021. (LINK)
“An Escalating Threat.” 9/11 Memorial Museum. Accessed August 10, 2021. (LINK)
Bush, George W. “Address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American People.” Speech Washington, DC, September 20, 2001. The White House of George W Bush. (LINK)
CNN Editors. “Osama Bin Laden Fast Facts.” April 27, 2021. CNN. Accessed August 8, 2021. (LINK)
Graff, Garrett M. “The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11.” New York: Avid Reader Press, 2019.
History.com Editors. “September 11 Attacks.” A&E Television Networks. History. Accessed August 10, 2021. (LINK)
Huiskes, Katherine. “The September 11 Terrorist Attacks.” The Miller Center: University of Virginia. Accessed August 10, 2021. (LINK)
“National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States.” Great Seal of the United States. Accessed August 14, 2021. (LINK)
“September 11 Attack Timeline.” 9/11 Memorial Museum. Accessed August 10, 2021. (LINK)
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