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An entire generation exists now who were born after 9/11/01; when 2,997 people were killed, across three locations. Remembrances for family and community reinforce the value of life.
It will be twenty-five years since the 9/11/01/ attack on America. Each day leading up to 9/11/2026 we will repost commentaries made in the days and weeks following the attack 25 years ago.
The Mayor of Los Angeles in 2001, James Hahn, was in Washington DC. The Deputy Mayor, the President of the L.A. City Council, at that time was Alex Padilla, he is currently a U.S. Senator representing California in Washington, DC. Halfway ThereMayor James Hahn Reflects on Post-Sept. 11 Realities, the Downtown Loft Boom and His Favorite Local Hangouts
LA City News recognized the tension of the day in a 9/17/01 article "City Hall Re-Dedication Postponed" Which also detailed "an estimated 200,000 workers left Downtown before noon." City Hall Re-Dedication Postponed | News | ladowntownnews.com
The L.A. Times interjected aspects of the effects of 9/11/01 in an article detailing an
"emergency preparedness summit hastily convened by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and to encourage lawmakers to pass an aviation security bill." Hahn to Meet With Mayors in Capital, Push Aviation Bill - Los Angeles Times
Yale Law School presented the text of President Bush's comments that evening: The Avalon Project : Statement by the President in His Address to the Nation 8:30 P.M. EDT; September 11, 2001
Additional resources:
The September 11 Digital Archive uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the history of September 11, 2001 and its aftermath. The Archive contains more than 150,000 digital items, a tally that includes more than 40,000 emails and other electronic communications, more than 40,000 first-hand stories, and more than 15,000 digital images. In September 2003, the Library of Congress accepted the Archive into its collections, an event that both ensured the Archive's long-term preservation and marked the library's first major digital acquisition.
Transcripts of Dispatch Records from 9/11/01 (Released via New York Times FOIA request) :
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- Revisiting Comments 25 Years After 9/11/01 - Part 2 An entire generation exists now who were born after 9/11/01; when 2,997 people were killed, across three locations. Remembrances for family & community reinforce the value of life.
