Digital History
Digital History: September 11, 2001
This site has a comprehensive overview of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., including information on Osama bin Laden's background, the formation of Al Qaeda, the attacks themselves, the US response, civil liberties and national...
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American Social History Pro:september 11 Digital Archive
This archive from the American Social History Project uses multimedia and digital means to collect, preserve, and present the history of September 11. There are audio tapes, video, documents, and personal stories on this site. It is the...
PBS
Pbs Frontline: Waco
PBS Frontline's site for the Waco story: transcripts of audio and video tapes, pictures, who's who, chronology of the siege, and more.
PBS
Pbs Frontline: Hunting Bin Laden
Site provides information on Bin Laden -- his life story and his terrorist organization. Site also relates the trail of warnings that led to 911. Student can play a video of an early interview with Bin Laden.
US National Archives
Internet Archive: Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive
Watch minute by minute coverage of the events of 9/11 and the week following, from 20 television news agencies around the world. The site also offers analysis of the news coverage by several scholars. From the top navigation bar, choose...
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Center for Democracy and Technology
A public interest organization working for public policies that advance civil liberties and democratic values in information technologies. Contains links to information on free speech, data privacy, wiretapping, and cryptography.
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9/11 Tribute Center
The 9/11 Tribute Center site can best be described in its own words: "The 9/11 Tribute Center is a project of the September 11th Families' Association which brings together those who want to learn about 9/11 with those who experienced...
Other
Interactive Publishing: September 11 Archive
This site presents a collection of screenshots from over 200 news sites taken on September 11th and 12th and serves to provide an accurate representation of what material was produced as the tragedy unfolded. Click on a screenshot to see...
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Alison Clark Efford, in the Trump Era, Supporting Our Immigrants
This article focuses on how to support immigrants and international students in the current anti-immigration climate. Two authors discuss their work: "Abrazando El Espiritu: Bracero Families Confront the US-Mexico Border" by Ana Rosas...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: Period 9: 1980 Present: September 11th
An overview of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that resulted in the United States' declaration of a Global War on Terror.
Choices Program, Brown University
The Choices Program: History and Current Events
This page engages students in international issues. Curricular resources and instructional programs bring international public policy to life. Students engage in research and high-level thinking activities that revolve around what is in...
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Journal E: America Attacked
View photos and read personal stories about the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
CNN
Cnn: War Against Terror: America at Home
CNN reports the latest news focusing on America's efforts to rebuild its way of life following the September 11th attacks.
iCivics
I Civics: Korematsu v. United States (1944)
This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that determined the government acted constitutionally when it detained people of Japanese ancestry inside internment camps during World War II. Students learn what...
CNN
Cnn: u.s. Searching Overseas Bank Transactions
Presents data on how the United States Treasury is using an international financial telecommunications company to find where terrorist groups are keeping their money. (June 2006)
CNN
Cnn: Eyad Ismoil Gets 240 Years, $10 Million Fine
An article about Ismoil, who "helped the alleged mastermind of the bomb attack, Ramzi Yousef, load the bomb into a truck the day before the bombing."
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.
Read Works
Read Works: Always Remember
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the events of September 11th and the memorials established to commemorate this horrifying day in history. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension...
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Attacks on American Soil: Pearl Harbor and September 11
The resources here, including cartoons, photographs, paintings, and posters, represent both events in order to compare them.
USA Today
Usa Today: America on Alert
Information from 2002 regarding developments in America's war on terror.
New York Times
New York Times: Attacks in Central London
Provides interactive maps, video, audio, and images of the attack on London's transit system. Presents the location, casualties, and different scenes from the attack on 7/7/2005.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Al Qaeda
Discover interesting facts and information about Al-Qaeda, the international, radical Islamic group, famously led by Osama Bin Laden.
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.
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....