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. My husband and I were driving to work. We were listening to Howard Stern and he mentioned the fact that an airplane had just hit one of the World Trade Center Towers. It sounded almost too absurd to be true. The image that flashed in my head was of a tiny plane hitting part of the building. Of course that was not the case... I called my mother from our cellular telephone and asked that she turn on the television and find out what was really going on. She returned the call with what seemed like a description out of a really horrible action film. We rushed to work and watched the collapse of the second tower on a tiny black-and-white television. It was shocking to see something like that through a tiny television. All of the employees did not want to imagine watching this through a color television or in person. Immediately,I called my friend in New York City who works a couple of blocks from the Site. Of course, I could not get through to him. Thankfully, as many others would,I was able to reach him through an e-mail. This event reminded me of the Challenger incident. I watched the shuttle explosion from the playground outside of my elementary school. I will never forget the confusion, despair, hope, and the numbness that accompanies the realities... NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. I already had a fear of flying but now the fear begins with the thought of taking a trip! I have learned to appreciate the tiny stuff and be thankful for the time that is given to us to enjoy with our family and friends. Some of my feelings towards our country's national and foreign policies are worse than prior to this Event. Trying to capitalize on this event for political or monetary profit is like hitting the Towers over and over. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? EVERYTHING. Every side, every story, every reason. EVERYTHING. 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? No, I did not and do not fly an American flag. I am thankful for where I live but I do not feel that it is necessary to fly my feelings accross the front lawn. 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 nmah402.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. 2002-08-23 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.199.107.22