Category Archives: History

More Bill Maher: Americans need perspective

Posted on September 23, 2021 by stella

Presented by Dennis Prager, PragerU.

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Constitution Day 2021

Posted on September 17, 2021 by stella

Although we celebrate July 4, 1776, as the birth of our nation, I think it is more properly  the day of conception. Today, September 17, celebrates the true birth of the United States of America, the day our Constitution was … Continue reading →

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9/11 photographer remembers the chaos | New York Post

Posted on September 12, 2021 by stella

New York Post Photographers who shot some of the most unforgettable images on Sept. 11, 2001, and the days after remember the stories behind the pictures. “I borrowed a friend’s motorcycle to get around lower Manhattan. I was standing behind … Continue reading →

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New York After 9/11 | Picking up the pieces

Posted on September 12, 2021 by stella

I can’t imagine how terrible it would be to be a survivor of these attacks. Some lost a family member, a friend, coworkers. Others lost their homes. This is their story.

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Memories of Sept 11, 2001, & the American spirit – is it lost?

Posted on September 11, 2021 by stella

What I mourn most deeply is our loss of  innocence and unity. The thing that really stands out in my memories of Sept 11, 2001, is the astonishing unity of the majority of Americans – sadness, love of country, enormous … Continue reading →

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“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

Posted on September 10, 2021 by stella

The words of PragerU and Bill Whittle about September 11, 2001 and why we can’t afford to forget it.

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09.01.2001: Heroes of Flight 93

Posted on September 10, 2021 by stella

9:39 a.m. — Passengers and crew aboard United Airlines Flight 93 begin calling 911 and loved ones after the plane is hijacked. The Boeing 757 was en route from Newark, N.J., to San Francisco. Passenger Lauren Grandcolas calls her husband, … Continue reading →

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09.01.2001: Attack on the Pentagon

Posted on September 9, 2021 by stella

As we all watched/listened in horror, the attacks on our country continued. 9:12 a.m. — Passengers and flight attendants on board American Airlines Flight 77 call loved ones to let them know their Boeing 757 has been hijacked. The plane … Continue reading →

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09.01.2001: Now we knew it was a terrorist attack on our nation

Posted on September 8, 2021 by stella

Remembering September 11, 2001. 8:50 a.m. — President George W. Bush’s advisers inform him of the crash while he was at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla. He was there to promote his education reform package. Reporters traveling … Continue reading →

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09.11.2001, as it happened: The towers are hit

Posted on September 7, 2021 by stella

As the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001 approaches, let’s think about it each day this week. 8:46 a.m. — American Flight 11 crashes into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, striking between floors 93 and 99 while … Continue reading →

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