Seconds after the World Trade Center towers were attacked, New York City mounted the largest rescue effort in its history, dispatching more than 2,000 emergency workers to lower Manhattan. More than 400 of them perished. Those who survived don’t want that day to be forgotten.
Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Americans and their government have grappled with how to memorialize and respond. These lessons are designed to help students think like historians and analyze the decisions of individuals and policy makers.