9/11

As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 nears, several outstanding examples of how TV dealt with the tragedy come to mind, including David Letterman’s first broadcast after the attacks and Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live.’ But perhaps none was more powerful than the first post-9/11 ‘Daily Show With Jon Stewart‘ and Comedy Central is streaming the entire episode free on their site

With every historical tragedy comes an array of items honoring victims of the event, and September 11 is no different. In the 10 years since the attacks, a slew of products have been created to commemorate the tragic events of the day — with some being less tactful than others. Do these goods (like a flask depicting Superman at ground zero or an engraved handgun) really honor September 11 — or do

A few days ahead of the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, a new home video showing the aftermath of United Flight 93′s crash into a Pennsylvania field has been released.

The terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 left an indelible mark on Americans. But even as the first responders climbed through the rubble in New York, Washington, DC and Pennsylvania, the country embarked on a “War on Terror.” With that war came years of conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq, indefinite detention of terror suspects without charges or trial, enhanced interrogation techniques, extraordinary

Many television networks will no longer air the most devastating moments of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, lest it upset the families of the thousands of people who lost their lives that day. But Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive feels that that footage is essential as a “resource for scholars, journalists, and the public,” and has archived 3,000 hours of it,

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1858 – Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln declares “a house divided against itself cannot stand” (More info) 1903 – The Ford Motor Company is incorporated (More info)