Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "September 11: Bearing Witness to History" Stories Submitted Online Description An account of the resource Visitors to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's, "Bearing Witness to History" online exhibition submitted these reflections beginning in 2002. NMAH Story NMAH Story: Story How did you witness history on September 11th? Share your experience. Attack on the Twin Towers I started September 11th, 2001 the same as any other day. I had to drag my self out of bed and barely got to school on time. I went to my first block, which was Spanish with Mrs. Kingsley. We were checking some homework when some senior came into the room telling Mrs. Kingsley that something happened to the world trade centers. At first I didnt think much of it, until I went to 2nd block math with Ms. Duncan, and she came into the classroom and turned on the television. Then I saw the first tower get hit by a big airliner. I was shocked, confused, and flabbergasted all at the same time. I just didnt know what to think. Then the second plane hit the other tower, it looked even worse. We all were confused at what we had just seen happen in front of our eyes. Some asked, Did that really just happen? There was an eerie silence that went all over the room at once. Then a little after that happened it collapsed, and the 1st tower followed. I thought if they got hit like that, they would have fallen over but they collapsed inward. I wondered if any one could have survived such horrible catastrophe. And if they did what condition they would be in. I didnt learn until about five minutes later that it was not an accident and that terrorist had hijacked a plane, then on CNN about the pentagon. For about a week it didnt seem it was real, I would hear more about it television but it seemed so far away. Like it didnt happen at all. There were lots of people that had love ones that died. In a weird way that made me appreciate my parents and my sister, and made them not seem as bad. There were lots of people on television talking about their family members who were businessmen and firemen who died saving other peoples lives. This made me wonder if I could have done that. When I think back to when it all happen it brings a lot of pain and sorrow. To think that all those innocent people died because of some differences between two countries. And that the reason the terrorist did this all because of religion. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? NMAH Story: Flag Did you fly an American flag after the events of September 11th? Have your feelings about the American flag changed as a result of September 11th? Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource nmah5192.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-30 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.204.242.22