With Bowed Heads, Americans Reflect on 9/11 and Its Aftermath There were moments of silence and the reading of thousands of names as the nation marked two decades since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “People go through those pains and scars every single day of the year.”Sept. 11, 2021, 6:05 p.m. Johnny Milano for The New York Times Johnny Milano for The New York Times Sarah Blesener for The New York Times Caitlin Ochs/Reuters Todd Heisler/The New York Times Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Dave Sanders for The New York Times Todd Heisler/The New York Times Go Nakamura/Reuters Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times The Saturday sky over ground zero was a brilliant, cloudless blue, just like that Tuesday morning 20 years ago when hijacked airliners struck and brought down the twin towers of the World Trade Center. Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times Kenny Holston for The New York Times Kenny Holston for The New York Times Kenny Holston for The New York Times Stefani Reynolds for The New York TimesSept. 11, 2021, 4:53 p.m. Credit... NASA TV, via Agence France-Presse -- Getty Images An astronaut paid tribute from space on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Source: International New York Times September 11, 2021 11:31 UTC