9/11

Paul Simon Performs 'The Sounds of Silence' at Ground Zero for 9/11 Anniversary

Paul Simon performs "The Sounds of Silence" at Ground Zero for 9/11 anniversary ceremony.

The Complexity of 2,982 Names on the September 11 Memorial

EmbedVideo(1467, 482, 304); Hari Sreenivasan talked with Jer Thorp and Jake Barton about the data and design involved in arranging the 2,982 victims names on the Sept. 11 memorial at Ground Zero. John Katsimatides, a 31-year-old corporate bonds…

9/11 in Art: Photographer Captures Tributes in Murals, Tattoos, Graffiti

EmbedVideo(1469, 482, 304); On the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, Jonathan Hyman was driving home from dropping his daughter off at school when he heard the news. The Bethel, N.Y.-based documentary photographer knew that the attacks…

NewsHour Report From Sept. 11, 2001

The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer offered extensive coverage on the day of Sept. 11, 2001 and the days after as details of the attacks unfolded. Watch part of that broadcast on Sept. 11, 2001, here: EmbedVideo(1473, 482, 304);…

New Yorker, Poet Nancy Mercado Reads 'Going to Work'

After the attacks of September 11th, New Yorker and poet, Nany Mercado, felt compelled to write about what she lost when the World Trade Center Towers came down. Mercado reads her poem, "Going to Work." It was included in "Poetry…

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After a Day of Horror at the Pentagon, a Determined Effort to Rebuild

In the days and months after the 9/11 attack, senior correspondent Ray Suarez reported from his hometown of New York and the ravaged Pentagon just a few miles from the NewsHour's studio. Suarez recalls his vivid memories of seeing…

Then and Now: Children Draw to Cope with 9/11

Photo by Julian Cortez and Paul Keim, courtesy of the NYU Child Study Center September 11 didn't make sense to 7-year-old Julian Cortez and 8-year-old Paul Keim, so they drew a scene that gave them comfort in the…