September 11 Digital Archive

nmah1672.xml

Title

nmah1672.xml

Source

born-digital

Media Type

story

Created by Author

yes

Described by Author

no

Date Entered

2002-09-09

NMAH Story: Story

I witnessed history on September 11th while I was in school. Everyone in school saw what happened on the TVs and all the teachers were explaining what had just taken place.
I remember exactly where I was. I remember walking into my 5th period science class to see the second plane fly right into the towers. I had no idea what was going on at this point. I put my books down and watched what was going on. Yet, soon after the TVs all had to be shut off. The principal didnt want anyone getting worried over what was going on in New York. In every class thats all we talked about. Everyone had questions and all the teachers were just as unsure as the rest of us. Then 8th period I was in English and our principal came over the loud speaker announcing what had happened. It was all anyone talked about all day. In lunch my friends and I were discussing how we felt and what we thought was going to happen. I went home that day and all the TVs in my house were on the same channel with the two towers on the screen. I was all over the news. So I went into my room and watched the news and talked on the phone, saying to my friends what I thought of all this. I just remember my family, friends, and I were all shocked, and unsure of the whole situation still. The feelings I had were of disbelief, anger, sadness, and shock. I was so mad at the people who had done this to us, I was also still thinking to myself, Oh my gosh what is this all about? Is this really happening? I felt sadness for all of those people who had died and knowing that people were still trapped, scared me and made me feel upset for them and all their families. I was and still am in disbelief about how this could ever happen.

NMAH Story: Life Changed

This has affected me because now the world has changed. You see flags everywhere, everyone is so patriotic now and you just cant do the same things with such comfort anymore. Everyone has been greatly affected and will never forget this day in history.

NMAH Story: Remembered

I think that September 11th should always be remembered. All the innocent people who were killed should never be forgotten. Also the firefighters, police, and everyone that came to the recuse, and put their lives on the line to save others. Some of them even lost their lives trying to free others. All these people are a part of history, even the emotions and reactions of everyone are very important to remember, and never forget how this has changed all of our lives forever.

NMAH Story: Flag

Citation

“nmah1672.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed July 5, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/41711.