World Reflects on 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks

From the archives: The horror and the heroes

Twenty-five years later, read the Editorial Board’s reaction to Sept. 11, 2001.

By Editorial Board

Tschabalala Self’s Lady in Blue review – this striding scupture fills the fourth plinth with humour and life

Trafalgar Square, London The swaggering statue’s luscious collision of brown and blue could stop traffic – and serves as a remind of the big, beautiful, multicultural world we enjoy It hit me like a thunder clap. One moment I was bored and irritated by the official speeches before the unveiling of Tschabalala Self’s sculpture on the fourth plinth, which so insisted on its sociopolitical worth it sounded like Soviet propaganda. Then the covering slid off and I was in love with the Lady in Blue...

By Jonathan Jones

Americans born on 9/11 mark 25 years with acts of service, trading personal celebration for honor

William Faber stopped celebrating his 9/11 birthday at age 10, choosing volunteer service over parties to honor those lost in the terror attacks.

They were on duty the day airplanes were used to attack America. This is how they remember it 25 years later - CNN

They were on duty the day airplanes were used to attack America. This is how they remember it 25 years later  CNN

9/11 then and now: Do September 2001 attacks still shape our world?

Once in a generation, sometimes once in a lifetime, a singular event blindsides the entire planet. 25 years on, does the memory of the Nine-Eleven attacks against New York's Twin Towers, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania fade into history or is it still as raw and vivid as on that sunny September morning?

By François PICARD