The terrorist attacks on the United States nearly 20 years ago brought profound change in America and the world.
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From election to COVID, 9/11 conspiracies cast a long shadow
While the Sept. 11 attacks united much of America in grief and anger, conspiracy theories about what happened that day uncovered a well of distrust.
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Mainers honor loss, sacrifice 20 years after Sept. 11 attacks
In Portland, citizens, city officials and members of police and fire departments gathered at Fort Allen Park for a solemn remembrance ceremony.
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U.S. marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war’s end
The 9/11 anniversary commemoration at ground zero began with a tolling bell and a moment of silence, exactly 20 years after the start of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.
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Exclusive: 9/11 as seen from the Midcoast – an oral history
Those in the southern Midcoast – including shipbuilders, sailors and a now-U.S. Senator — vividly recall in their own words the events of Sept. 11, 20 years later.
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Angus King recalls governing Maine during nation’s worst terrorist attack
On Sept. 11, 2001, then-Gov. Angus King was commuting from his home in Brunswick to the state capitol, as he did every morning, being one of the few Maine governors to forgo living in Augusta’s Blaine House. He recalled hearing of the first plane striking the World Trade Center’s North Tower just before 9 a.m., […]
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20 years later, workers at Navy Base and BIW recall how 9/11 hijackings shook their world
Twenty years have passed since the day 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked and crashed four planes in what would become the deadliest attack on the United States. Terrorists flew two of the planes into the World Trade Center’s twin towers in lower Manhattan. A third plane struck the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth plummeted into […]
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Looking back on fateful first day, teacher says, ‘How it affected people is still palpable’
Caroline Patrie was launching a new career as a teacher on the day of the terrorist attacks. The excitement of her first day was replaced with a feeling of chaos and dread.
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‘It was complete annihilation’: Bath firefighter remembers working at Ground Zero
“What really threw us off was (the towers) were gone,” Michael Clarke, a first responder in the 9/11 attacks, said. “It’s hard to … see New York City on its knees.”
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‘They didn’t know me or what I would do for this country’
Yasin Ahmady, who had come to the United States from Afghanistan 20 years before 9/11, is one of many Muslim Americans who suffered verbal and physical attacks in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks.