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. I was a college student in the Midwest living in a boarding house just outside campus grounds. Before departing for the first class of the day, I logged onto the web to check my e-mail. I noticed on my homepage what looked like a movie preview. The next moment, I realized that it was supposedly a news article but I thought that the website may have been hacked. I tried to log onto a major news website but their server was busy. I started to feel anxious. My class would have started in ten minutes so I began to walk to class without being 100% sure if the terrorism was real. When I arrived at the academic building, I saw large crowds around television monitors. Then it was obvious. I only knew that planes were steered into the World Trade Center and Pentagon. The class, a requirement for a Mechanical Engineering degree, was called "Intermediate Strength of Materials". I learned that one tower collapsed when the professor said that burning jet fuel was the reason for the collapse of the tower. A student corrected the professor by informing him (and me) that both towers collapsed. After class concluded I walked to another building where I knew larger television sets would provide clearer views of the day's events. The image of the second tower being hit brought out emotions not felt since the space shuttle disaster. It also brought out other emotions, like disgust. 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 nmah5343.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. 2002-12-20 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 146.201.36.93