Topline
The 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, was honored Saturday by the loved ones of victims and first responders in events in New York, the Washington, D.C., area and rural Pennsylvania at the places where coordinated attackers crashed hijacked planes two decades ago, as well as in memorials around the U.S. and the world.
Katie Mascali is comforted by her fiancée, Andre Jabban, as they stand near the name of her father … [+] Joseph Mascali, a New York City firefighter who died in the rescue effort.
Key Facts
The day of remembrance for the 2,977 people who died and thousands who were hurt was observed in events Saturday morning.
Names of victims of the attack were read aloud in at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, which President Joe Biden attended as well as former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
Former President George W. Bush was scheduled to address the memorial at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
A mourner places a flag at the south pool before ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial & … [+] Museum in New York City.
A bell is rung during a moment of silence at the ceremony in New York.
Former President Bill Clinton, former First Lady Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, … [+] former First Lady Michelle Obama, President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg’s partner Diana Taylor, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) stand for the national anthem during the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2021 in New York City.
Flag bearers rehearse before the ceremonies at the memorial in New York.
Firefighters in Stirling, Scotland, hold a moment of silence to honor the 20th anniversary of the … [+] attacks.
Soldiers wait below an American Flag before the Pentagon 9/11 observance ceremony at the National … [+] 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.
Violinist Randall Goosby performs at the ceremony in New York .