25 Years After 9/11
September 11, 2001, was a tragic day. Nearly 3,000 people died in the largest terrorist attacks in U.S. history. People honor the victims on September 11 each year. This year is the 25th anniversary of that day. Memorials will be held around the country. (Read “A Day of Remembering” for more.)
New York City’s 9/11 Memorial & Museum will host victims’ families. They’ll read the victims’ names aloud. There will be moments of silence. “It is our shared promise, made 25 years ago, to never forget,” the museum’s website reads. Victims’ names will also be read at the Flight 93 National Memorial. It’s near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
The 9/11 Pentagon Memorial is in Washington, D.C. It will break ground for an education center on September 10. This will be “the first permanent place for visitors to learn the story” of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon, according to Arlington Now.
The group 9/11 Day asks the nation to do 1 million good deeds for the anniversary. It can be a “moment of national reflection, unity, and doing good,” says David Paine. He’s the president and cofounder of 9/11 Day.
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