/news/remembering-9-11 Saturday, September 11, 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon. en-US Copyright Sat, 11 Sep 2021 14:58:57 GMT /news/npr-news/2021-09-11/on-the-20th-anniversary-u-s-allies-honor-the-lives-lost-on-9-11 World leaders are expressing their sympathies for the victims of the 9/11 attacks. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the terrorists had failed to "shake our belief in freedom and democracy." Sat, 11 Sep 2021 14:58:57 GMT /news/npr-news/2021-09-11/on-the-20th-anniversary-u-s-allies-honor-the-lives-lost-on-9-11 Jonathan Franklin /news/npr-news/2021-09-11/a-day-of-remembrances-and-reflection-20-years-after-the-9-11-attacks On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the nation paused to remember. Ceremonies took place at memorials in New York City; in Shanksville, Pa.; and at the Pentagon. Sat, 11 Sep 2021 12:07:27 GMT /news/npr-news/2021-09-11/a-day-of-remembrances-and-reflection-20-years-after-the-9-11-attacks Scott Neuman /news/npr-news/2021-09-11/after-9-11-security-became-omnipresent-in-washington-but-threats-are-different-now After the attacks, barriers and thigh-high cement bollards sprouted up seemingly overnight in Washington, D.C. But new threats show the need for adaptability. Sat, 11 Sep 2021 11:01:07 GMT /news/npr-news/2021-09-11/after-9-11-security-became-omnipresent-in-washington-but-threats-are-different-now Brian Naylor /news/npr-news/2021-09-10/families-of-undocumented-immigrants-lost-on-9-11-continue-to-search-for-closure At least 67 undocumented immigrants, mainly from Mexico and South America, who worked at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, are still considered missing. Fri, 10 Sep 2021 23:04:36 GMT /news/npr-news/2021-09-10/families-of-undocumented-immigrants-lost-on-9-11-continue-to-search-for-closure Jasmine Garsd /news/npr-news/2021-09-10/biden-calls-for-unity-in-his-address-commemorating-the-sept-11-attacks President Biden called on Americans to embrace unity as they reflect on the day that two decades ago reshaped the nation. "Unity is what makes us who we are: America at its best," he said. Fri, 10 Sep 2021 23:01:11 GMT /news/npr-news/2021-09-10/biden-calls-for-unity-in-his-address-commemorating-the-sept-11-attacks Alana Wise /npr-news/2021-09-09/how-to-talk-about-9-11-with-a-new-generation-of-kids Students today have no memory of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, so this year's anniversary poses unique challenges for educators and caregivers trying to explain what happened and why. Fri, 10 Sep 2021 15:09:07 GMT /npr-news/2021-09-09/how-to-talk-about-9-11-with-a-new-generation-of-kids Cory Turner, Sarah McCammon /news/2021-09-10/cincinnatis-first-mayoral-primary-fell-on-the-day-that-changed-everything While America was under attack on 9/11, Cincinnati voters were holding their first mayoral primary. "It was the oddest day of my career in politics," said then-mayor Charlie Luken. Fri, 10 Sep 2021 14:42:38 GMT /news/2021-09-10/cincinnatis-first-mayoral-primary-fell-on-the-day-that-changed-everything Howard Wilkinson /news/community/2021-09-10/a-northeast-ohio-muslim-family-grows-up-in-the-wake-of-9-11 An 8th grader at the time of terror attacks and her father remember how they felt as members of a minority group living in the U.S. Fri, 10 Sep 2021 09:00:00 GMT /news/community/2021-09-10/a-northeast-ohio-muslim-family-grows-up-in-the-wake-of-9-11 Jenny Hamel /npr-news/2021-09-09/they-lost-loved-ones-in-9-11-we-invited-them-to-leave-a-voicemail-in-their-memory In the weeks leading up to the 20th anniversary of 9/11, NPR set up a phone booth in New York City and invited people to leave voicemails for someone they lost that day. Here's what they had to say. Thu, 09 Sep 2021 12:18:23 GMT /npr-news/2021-09-09/they-lost-loved-ones-in-9-11-we-invited-them-to-leave-a-voicemail-in-their-memory Mito Habe-Evans, Tsering Bista, Annabel Edwards, Trisha Pickelhaupt, Nick Michael, Bronson Arcuri, Becky Lettenberger /news/2021-09-09/two-northeast-ohio-first-responders-reflect-on-their-own-9-11-recovery-efforts-at-the-world-trade-center John Murphy and Tim Lombardi arrived in New York City on September 12 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 12:09:26 GMT /news/2021-09-09/two-northeast-ohio-first-responders-reflect-on-their-own-9-11-recovery-efforts-at-the-world-trade-center Kabir Bhatia