Twenty-five years after 9/11, Americans still live with its legacy
The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people and drove new security rules, health care programs and immigration policies that still shape daily life.
- Commemorations marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks begin this week, honoring 2,977 victims as 100 million Americans born after the event face the challenge of understanding its magnitude.
- The government-funded World Trade Center Health Program currently serves more than 150,000 responders and survivors; roughly 85,000 certifications for related conditions have been issued, with about half linked to toxic dust and about 30% to cancer.
- More than 9,000 responders tracked by the program have died since 9/11, though officials say it is difficult to determine the role the attacks played in their deaths. Museums and educators are pivoting to educational outreach for younger generations.
- Thirty-Three states now include 9/11 in social studies standards, up from 26 in 2017, reflecting efforts to teach the event's magnitude to generations lacking firsthand memory. This curriculum shift signals educators' adaptation to a post-9/11 generation.
- Security structures fundamentally changed following the attacks, with the 2002 creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System permanently reshaping immigration enforcement and surveillance practices that persist today.
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“I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in — and the West in general — into an unbearable hell and a choking life.”—Osama bin Laden (October 2001) “GIVE THEM NIGHTMARES.”—President Donald Trump (September 2026) Days before the 25th anniversary of 9/11, President Trump flooded his […]
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“I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in — and the West in general — into an unbearable hell and a choking life.”—Osama bin Laden (October 2001) “GIVE THEM NIGHTMARES.”—President Donald Trump (September 2026) Days before the 25th anniversary of 9/11, President Trump flooded his …
25 Years After 9/11, Have We Finally Realized What We’re Fighting?
I was born two years before Sept. 11, 2001. I belong to the first generation of Americans for whom the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon are not a personal memory. Because I do not remember the morning itself, the television images, or the atmosphere of fear and uncertainty that settled over...
Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Financial District, at the southern tip of Manhattan, is more prosperous than ever. Its population has tripled, and the influx of technology and media companies has fundamentally reshaped the economic landscape of the district, writes the Wall Street Journal in an article.
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