"September 11: Bearing Witness to History" Stories
A small collection of user-submitted stories gathered by the Smithsonian in conjunction with the September 11 Digital Archive.
I WAS WORKING IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS AFTER LISTENING AND SEEING IMAGES THRU THE INTERNET & TV I WANTED TO GO EAT LUNCH AND TAKE ALL MY COWORKERS TO EAT @REUNION TOWER IN DEFIANCE!!!!!!!\nIVE ALWAYSS BEEN...
Read more...I had just started my high school career and I was in 2nd hour. We were doing our normal thing, well, somewhat normal we had only been in school for about a week. My teacher turned on the t.v. to wi...
Read more...I live in Minnesota and was at school. During first hour or so, a teacher turned on the television. It started right at a scene of the first plane crashing into one of the buildings. Everybody was...
Read more...ON SEPTEMBER 11TH I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE JUST ANOTHER DAY AT SCHOOL. IT WAS THE BEGUINING OF THE YEAR SO THINGS WERE JUST SETTLING DOWN. I REMBER I WAS IN CIVICS CLASS AND MY TEACHER HAD GO...
Read more...It was a beyond regular day. Everything seemed normal and routine. As usual I found myself to be a somewhat lifeless zombie that morning as i went to school... more so then usual for the nightbefore...
Read more...I was at school, going about my normal routine, not knowing the devastation that American's would have to endure. I was in Computer Essentials when I heard the news, our teacher had the tv on so...
Read more...I was sitting in my second hour 9th grade Geometry class when suddenly the principal of my school came in, interrupting our lesson. "Can I borrow your teacher for a minute?" she asked. When Ms. Kam...
Read more...On the morning of September 11th 2001, I was in school at the Monticello High School. I was in Math class, 2nd hour. The principal of our school came and talked to our teacher in the hallway for a b...
Read more...On September 11th I was at school that morning when I heard the devastating news. It started out as a fine morning but then in second hour it totally changed. We were almost done with class but had a...
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