20th Anniversary Of 9/11
WBUR's complete coverage of the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Declassified 9/11 FBI Report Offers Few Answers To Families' Lingering Questions
The report, released last Saturday, was partially redacted.
How 9/11 Changed Flying As We Knew It
On Sept. 14, 2001, flying as we knew it changed forever: the way pilots and crews are trained, the way passengers are screened, and the cost and amenities of flights.
'A Day Of Coming Together': Volunteers Gather For Acts Of Service Across Boston On 20th Anniversary Of 9/11
On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, volunteers of all ages joined together across Boston to aid in acts of service and remember those who were lost two decades ago.
20 Years Later, Sep. 11 Attacks Can Still Provoke Pain Among Teachers And Students
Current high school seniors were born after the 9/11 attacks. But as teachers at Waltham High School found this fall, the topic still has to be handled with care.
He Was Flight 11's Pilot. To His Daughter, He Was Dad And A Farmer First
Laura Ogonowski was 16 years old on 9/11. She was pulled out of her high school classroom and told her father had been killed. John Ogonowski was the captain of...
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Former Gov. Jane Swift Recalls What It Was Like To Lead On 9/11
Over the weeks and months following 9/11, former Gov. Jane Swift led a state that was reeling. She met with families of Massachusetts residents killed in the 9/11 attacks, and...
Post-9/11 'Forever War' Shaped Policies That Led To Trump's Rise, Author Spencer Ackerman Says
Ackerman argues the war on terror still isn't over.
Musical Shares The Story Of One Small Canadian Town's Kindness To 7,000 Strangers On 9/11
Beulah Cooper and Hannah O'Rourke share how their lives intersected on Sept. 11, 2001, when O'Rourke was among 7,000 airline passengers stranded in Gander, Newfoundland, where Cooper still lives.
A National Guard Commander Recalls Suicide Mission To Intercept Flight 93 On 9/11
After the attacks on the World Trade towers and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, Marc Sasseville and his colleagues at the National Guard learned of a fourth hijacked plane...
How An Organ Donation Continued Despite The 9/11 Attacks
At a children's hospital in Nashville and Houston, an organ donation was put in doubt when the entire country's airspace was closed to traffic.
Massport Leader During 9/11 Reflects On 20th Anniversary Of The Terrorist Attacks
As CEO of the organization in charge of Logan Airport during the terrorist attacks, Virginia Buckingham says it has taken her a long time to mentally recover from what happened...
As ‘9/11 Kids,' We Only Have The Stories Other People Tell Us About Our Dad
Sophia and Lindsay Cook were too young when their father died to have many memories of him. Now, 20 years after 9/11, they’re still trying to understand who he was,...
The True Toll Of 9/11
Our reflex of seeing faraway faces as cardboard masks may help us survive the world’s violence — but also keeps us from altering it, writes Janna Malamud Smith.
Militarization Of Police 'Ramped Up' After 9/11, 'Rise Of The Warrior Cop' Author Says
Federal grant money increased police access to military-grade equipment in the two decades since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
How Satire's Relationship With The War In Afghanistan Has Changed — And How It Hasn't
A sketch from Saturday Night Live shortly after Sept. 11 that skewered pro-war elites was recently portrayed on social media as actually being pro-war itself.
Remembering 9/11, 20 Years Later
We revisit the voices we talked with 20 years ago.
'Without Him, I Wouldn't Be Here': Remembering 'The Red Bandana Man,' Who Saved Lives On 9/11
Welles Crowther was killed while saving people during the attacks. The 24-year-old was a former volunteer fireman who worked as an equities trader on South Tower's 104th floor.
For My Journalism Students, Much Of 9/11 Is A Case Study Of What Not To Do
As we mark the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, writes Eileen McNamara, let’s not forget the abandonment by too many in the media of the skepticism and rigorous reporting...
What Do You Do In A World Gone Mad? You Bake
Life is uncertain and often cruel. 'Crisis baking' can offer predictability and a sweet ending, writes Joanna Weiss.
For These Local 20-Year-Olds, There Was Never A 'Before 9/11'
The young adults born in 2001 are too young to remember the 9/11 attacks or their immediate aftermath firsthand — but it's still a major event that has shaped nearly...