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 living in Sacramento, California attending California State University, Sacramento on September 11, 2001. The night before, I did something unusual: I turned the ringer off on my phone. When I woke up for class the next morning, I continued to do things out of the ordinary; I did not turn on the tv or my computer to catch the morning news like I did normally. I just grabbed my stuff and headed for the bus stop. During the half hour ride to school, I did not hear any other passenger talking about what happened, so I was still clueless. When the bus arrived at campus, I saw what seemed like the whole student body, gathered at the front of the campus. I saw police directing the traffic jam. I was wondering what was going on. I started walking pass the crowd towards the middle of the campus. I decided to stop someone to ask. When I asked a girl what was going on, she replied that classes were cancelled due to what happened in New York and Washington D.C. and walked away. I thanked the girl silently for leaving me just as clueless as I was before I stopped her. I walked back to the front of the school, to the bus stop, to go back home and while standing there, that is when a more informative student advised me of what happened. She told me that the Twin Towers fell. "What do you mean they fell," I thought to myself. "What do you mean planes crashed into the buildings?" I sat on the bus in shock, trying to understand. When I got home, I turned on my tv and saw for myself. I sat there in total disbelief. I picked up the phone to call my mother, when I heard the beep on my phone that lets me know I have a message. It was my mother, calling just a few minutes after the first plane crashed into the tower. Her voice was filled with fear as she screamed into my phone that the world was ending, that we were being attacked. I wish that I never turned the ringer off. For the rest of the day, I sat glued in front of my tv set like many Americans. I sat there, watching, trying to understand, wanting answers. I don't remember if I went to class the next day. 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 nmah6265.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. 2003-09-15 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 12.219.242.198