9/11 anniversary This Retired Florida Fire Chief Responded to 9/11 and the Surfside Collapse In 2001, Dave Downey was working in special operations for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue when FEMA called them to respond to the scene at Ground Zero in New York City. After he had retired as chief, Downey responded to the condo tower collapse in Surfside, FL. Each tragedy was a rare moment where a large fire department needed help from all...
9/11 anniversary How Teachers Explain 9/11 to Kids Who Weren't Born Yet “For anyone of my generation, 9/11 is really current events. And you don’t have to explain what happened.” says historian Dr. Henry William Brands of the University of Texas at Austin. But for young students who may not remember what happened – or weren’t even born yet- teachers have to explain how it felt at the time. NBCLX Storyteller Cody...
9/11 anniversary After 9/11, Patriotic Tunes Were Everywhere. Here's How Music Changed For all the ways the events of Sept. 11, 2001 changed the U.S. and the world, its impact on music and culture might have been noticed first.
9/11 anniversary 3 Ways U.S. Foreign Policy Has Changed Since 9/11 With the Taliban back in control of Afghanistan after 20 years, it might feel like nothing has changed in U.S. foreign relations since 2001. But a lot has – like the shifting of our defense priorities toward “non-state actors” like ISIS and Al Qaeda. NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky talks to the experts about what’s different in 2021.
air pollution After 9/11, This Scientist Got to Study an Empty Sky While the events of Sept. 11, 2001 were a tragedy, they also offered a rare opportunity to researchers – a chance to observe an empty sky. Because all flights were grounded for days after the attacks, former NASA atmospheric scientist Patrick Minnis documented how the sky changed without the presence of airplane vapor trails – one of the airline industry’s...
ptsd Images of 9/11 Caused PTSD in People Thousands of Miles From Ground Zero For those who were near the World Trade Center on 9/11, or had a direct connection to the attack, the lingering trauma of that day is well understood. But some people who were nowhere near Ground Zero on 9/11 also experienced PTSD after the attacks — purely from watching the events unfold on their television or computer screens. NBCLX storyteller...
Data Privacy 9/11 Changed How We Think About Our Privacy — Only 1 U.S. Senator Saw How That Was Dangerous 'A lot of the debate about surveillance powers is often resting on the assumption that it will be used properly and that only good and wise people will use these powers – and history shows that’s not the case.'
September 11 Attacks How We Gave Up Our Online Privacy After 9/11 44 days after the Sept. 11 attacks, Congress passed the Patriot Act, expanding law enforcement’s ability to track down terrorists through a slew of surveillance tools. But it also made it easier for authorities to surveil Americans without their consent, even if they hadn’t been accused of a crime. NBCLX Storyteller Peter K. Hull explains the history of the controversial...
September 11 Attacks How Racism After 9/11 Led to Trump's ‘Muslim Ban' and Shaped the Nation Today A record number of American Muslims ran for office in 2018 after Trump’s Trump’s ban on travelers from 13 countries with significant Muslim populations. That followed more than a decade of prejudice after the 9/11 attacks. NBCLX Storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo looks back at the history of how the nation treated Muslims following the attacks, and ties it to the present.
September 11 Attacks Surviving 9/11 Took a Physical and Mental Toll – and Helped Some Grow Many survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon developed lung or heart issues from breathing in dust and other particles from the collapsed buildings. And other 9/11 survivors faced emotional challenges – PTSD, depression, substance abuse. But there’s another side to it – some survivors changed their outlook on life after the tragedy,...
