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. Like most people in the Eastern part of the country (with me being in the Southeast), I noticed what a beautiful day it was. I had just dropped my children off at school and felt a little lonely since my husband was in Chicago on business. As I started my morning cleaning routine in the kitchen I turned on the small 13" tv to catch up on the news. Fox News was talking about how a plane had just crashed into the World Trade Center and it must have been a horrible accident. As I watched as the reporter was on the roof somewhere showing the towers in the background, I saw a plane coming up behind the reporter off in the distance. I had a terrible feeling in the pit of my stomach, but was hoping it was just a plane on the way to one of the NY airports. But, sadly, it wasnt. As the reporter was talking, the other plane crashed into the other tower. I felt myself getting lightheaded, and a feeling of disbelief came over me. I was wondering when the ad for the movie was over. Then, I realized again that my husband was not home. I got sick at my stomach. I called him, he was safe in Chicago, but didnt know when he could get home as all the airports were on lockdown at that time. We would talk later when he knew more. My daughter called from her school. She was crying hysterically. She thought her Daddy might be on one of those planes. I reassured her he was fine, but I went to the school to pick her up, as were most parents. My kids came home that day....we stayed inside all day despite the beautiful weather...scared of the unknown. My husband returned home late Thursday night. He was finally able to find a rental car. We were all in shock... NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. The sad part of life after 9/11/01, is that I have become more distrustful of the world around me. I personally had the feeling that the United States was invincible, that our government was on top of things, and that we as a nation could never be struck by terrorists. I was wrong. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? The brave men and women who died in all the areas. They will never know how much a part of history they are and will always be. 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? I flew the flag on my home and my cars. I was so proud to see the patriotism shown by my friends and neighbors. The tragic events brought us all closer together. 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 nmah5701.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. 2003-09-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.214.88.27