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In an interview with Ben Shapiro on December 11, 2001, Kenneth Jackson of the New-York Historical Society talks about September 11. Part 4: What the WTC represented, and what sort of memorial is appropriate.

In an interview with Ben Shapiro on December 11, 2001, Kenneth Jackson of the New-York Historical Society talks about September 11. Part 3: Why we miss the towers, and why they were problematic.

In an interview with Ben Shapiro on December 11, 2001, Kenneth Jackson of the New-York Historical Society talks about September 11. Part 2: What gives 9/11 particular horror.

In an interview with Ben Shapiro on December 11, 2001, Kenneth Jackson of the New-York Historical Society talks about September 11. Part 1: The role a cultural institution should play post-9/11.

As part of his sound installation Buildings [New York], artist Francisco López recorded ambient nighttime noise in the World Trade Center between January and March 2001. The piece, commissioned by Creative Time, was exhibited in the Brooklyn Bridge…

As part of his sound installation Buildings [New York], artist Francisco López recorded ambient nighttime noise in the World Trade Center between January and March 2001. The piece, commissioned by Creative Time, was exhibited in the Brooklyn Bridge…

As part of his sound installation Buildings [New York], artist Francisco López recorded ambient nighttime noise in the World Trade Center as well as in other large buildings in Manhattan and Brooklyn between January and March 2001. The piece,…

At first, the events of September 11 seemed to be replaying a tragic accident that happened half a century earlier: On July 28, 1945 a B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building. A reporter broadcasts live and…

Photographer Joel Meyerowitz started taking pictures at the WTC in 1981. In this interview with Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air, recorded on October 23, 2001, he talks about trying to photograph the events of 9/11. Part 2: Meyerowitz discusses…

Photographer Joel Meyerowitz started taking pictures at the WTC in 1981. In this interview with Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air, recorded on October 23, 2001, he talks about trying to photograph the events of 9/11. Part 1: Intro section.

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A few weeks after September 11, ten-year-old Autumn Rose Bragg recorded herself pretending to be a CNN anchor. Her father, Randy, thinks this may be her way of dealing with the tragedy.

Right after the attacks, Ellen Lytle's husband, Michael, wasn't able to find her. He tells his story in this interview, recorded on March 6, 2002.

Denise Bosco saved a message about first the plane crash that was left on her answering machine before anyone knew what was happening.

St. Louis native Keith Nepper looks to the Gateway Arch as inspiration for rebuilding at Ground Zero. He points out that in the form of the arch, the two towers rely upon each other.

Eric Williams, a New York street reporter, was sent to cover the plane crash at the WTC at 8:45 a.m. He later recorded the sound of the collapsing buildings. His live coverage of the event was broadcast on WBAI.

Musician Steven Longfellow Fiske wrote song called "Out of the Ashes" for 9/11.

Charlie Samuels kept 25 messages from 9/11.

An anonymous woman offers her video of the towers falling on 9/11, as well as footage from the following week.

Art photographer Duncan McCosker describes the prophetic photographs he took of a turbaned figure with rocket and angels at a Carnival celebration.

Songwriter Victor Freedburg reads the lyrics of his work "Just One Cloud," inspired by walking around New York on 9/11--it was a painfully beautiful day. The song is performed by the band Spiritual Machine.