U.S. marks 25 years since the September 11 attacks
The United States marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with memorial services and tributes across the country. The event honored the nearly 3,000 victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Why it matters
The anniversary serves as a significant cultural and political milestone in American history, reflecting on the long-term impact of the attacks on national security and society.
Americans commemorated the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday (September 11, 2026), remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaeda attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.
The milestone anniversary brought memorial rituals — wreath-laying, flag-flying, moments of silence, vigils and readings of victims' names — and volunteer projects in tribute to a day that about half of U.S. adults remember as the most historic event of their lifetime, according to a new poll. On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda extremists hijacked four commercial jets and crashed them into New York’s World Trade Centre, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing nearly 3,000 people.
Elsie Caldwell carried a photograph of her son, Kenny Caldwell, to the trade centre to hear his name and all the others read aloud Friday morning (September 11, 2026). She last spoke to him that morning a quarter-century ago.
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