Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: September 11: Bearing Witness to History
The Smithsonian Institution has collected thousands of items and stories connected with the September 11 attack. View the items, read about them, and listen to the stories of survivors, first responders, and families of those who...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: 9/11/01: Immediate Impacts and Their Ramifications
Comprehensive report of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the outcomes, role of media, and impact on federal emergency management.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Center of the World: Teacher's Guide
Students will have an opportunity to create memorials at the World Trade Center site to commemorate the September 11th attacks. Come and check it out.
CNN
Cnn: September 11 Memorial
This site was established by CNN to serve as an "evolving record" of and "living memorial" to those who perished in the attacks of September 11, 2001.
CBS
Cbs News Interactive: Attack on America Retaliation
CBS News offers a detailed overview of the military action the United States took against the Taliban in Afghanistan. Content includes a focus on the weapons of war, the enemy, and the U.S. allies.
CBS
Cbs News Interactive: Terror Hits Home
CBS News provides a detailed overview of the September 11th terrorist attack on the United States. Content focuses on the attack itself, the aftermath, the investigation, and the terror network.
Library of Congress
Loc: September 11 Acquisitions
The Library of Congress has received original material including photographs, drawings, poems, eye-witness accounts, maps, and much more concerning the attacks on September 11th. They have archived this is a special exhibition.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Timeline for the Day of the September 11 Attacks
On this Wikipedia page, you can read a detailed timeline of the events that unfolded during the terrorist attack on America on September 11, 2001.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: A Slow Recovery
Report from October, 2001, covering survivors of the World Trade Center attacks. Discusses physical and psychological trauma and the ongoing rehabilitation efforts. Video, audio and transcript of report is available.
Other
The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
The official site of the memorial built in remembrance of the lives lost on September 11, 2001 when American Airlines Flight 77 was flown into the Pentagon in a terrorist attack.
Other
Nyc Health: Substantial Physical and Mental Health Effects Reported
April, 2006, press release detailing negative health effects of people who survived the collapse of the World Trade Center on September, 11, 2001
Read Works
Read Works: Canine Courage
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about rescue dogs and how they are better equipped than humans for situations like the World Trade Center collapse on September 11, 2001. A question sheet is available to help...
Read Works
Read Works: Canine Courage
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about rescue dogs used to find people after the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
Other
Learning for Justice: September 11th and After
This growing selection of teaching resources addresses the issues being raised following the September 11, 2001 attack. Content explores everything from the attack itself to related aftereffects, such as racial profiling and bias against...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "9/11/2001" by Mike Kubic
A learning module that begins with "9/11/2001" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...
CommonLit
Common Lit: u.s. Attacked; Hijacked Jets Destroy Twin Towers and Hit Pentagon
In this article, N.R. Kleinfield reports on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The article focuses on the destruction of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in New York City after they were hit by two hijacked passenger jets....
CommonLit
Common Lit: f.b.i. Watched Activist Groups, New Files Show by Eric Lichtblau
Following the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush signed the PATRIOT Act, expanding the power of F.B.I. and its ability to surveil citizens. In this 2005 New York Times article, Eric Lichtblau discusses...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Moussaoui (9/11) Trial (2006)
"He killed the 9/11 victims as surely as if he had been at the controls of one of those airplanes." --U. S. Attorney Robert Spencer, in his opening statement in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, the only man tried for the 9/11 attacks...
A&E Television
History.com: How the Design of the World Trade Center Claimed Lives on 9/11
After the jets hit, stairwells became the sole means of escape for thousands of WTC occupants. But design choices hampered full evacuation -- and made the descent even more harrowing. The stairs in the twin towers were a product of their...
A&E Television
History.com: Flight 93
On the morning of September 11, 2001, the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history took place when four commercial airliners were hijacked by members of the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda. The fourth hijacked plane, United Airlines...
A&E Television
History.com: What Was Flight 93's Target?
When the plane crashed in a Pennsylvania field on September 11, it was 20 minutes flying time from the nation's capital. On the morning of September 11, 2001, 46 minutes into United Airlines Flight 93, a nonstop flight from Newark, New...
A&E Television
History.com: On 9/11, Some Evacuated the Pentagon but Kept Going Back Inside
'We pledge to never leave a fallen comrade behind,' says one of the survivors. American Airlines Flight 77, struck the Pentagon between Wedges 1 and 2. Anderson was in Wedge 2. Pentagon workers who had evacuated were trying to get inside...
A&E Television
History.com: 9/11 Lost and Found: The Items Left Behind
From a bloodied pair of shoes, to IDs to jewelry, here is a look at some of the 9/11 Memorial Museum's more than 11,000 artifacts -- and the heavy stories they carry.
PBS
Pbs Lesson Plan: The American Flag
A lesson from the (9-11-01) PBS, "America Responds," series where students examine the history, importance, and pride associated with the American Flag. This lesson engages students in discussion and a variety of "patriotic" activities...