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- American History from About.com - Content about American history and a guide to other sites related to American History from an About.com content expert.
- National Museum of American History - A Smithsonian Museum website about American History. Information about the topic and the museum.
9/11 and Its Aftermath
- 9-11 Commission – The exhaustive, official investigation into the terror attacks of September 11th, 2001.
- The September 11th Sourcebooks – A trove of primary source documents curated by the National Security Archive at George Washington University.
- New York Times: Remembering September 11th – Full retrospective coverage of the September 11th attacks from the New York Times.
- The Avalon Project: September 11th, 2001: Attack on America – An exhaustive, chronological compilation of official government and diplomatic speeches, papers, statements, and more concerning the attacks.
- Free Expression After September 11th – This striking collection records incidents of censorship and the repression of free speech in the aftermath of the attacks.
- USA Today: Clear the Skies Part I – Part one of a two-part USA Today expose inside the FAA's unprecedented decision to clear the skies of all air traffic after the attacks.
- USA Today: Clear the Skies Part II – Part two of a two-part USA Today expose inside the FAA's unprecedented decision to clear the skies of all air traffic after the attacks.
Remembrances of September 11th, 2001
- List of Victims from September 11th, 2001 – Very moving, simply a list of the victims' names.
- Remember: September 11, 2001 – Search or browse profiles of the victims, sign the National Book of Remembrance and interact with the larger community touched by the event.
- September 11 Digital Archive – An archive of more than 150,000 items, including 40,000 emails and first-hand stories, and more than 15,000 images.
- September 11, 2001 Documentary Project – Audio and video interviews with a wide range of Americans sharing their reactions, emotions, and memories in the weeks and months following the attacks.
- 9.11 Moments – Independent filmmakers were invited to answer the question: How has your life changed after September 11th? Their video responses featuring ordinary Americans are presented here.
Time Capsule - September 11th, 2011
- Newseum: Today's Front Pages 9/12/01 – A gallery of newspaper front pages from September 12th, 2001.
- Time Magazine September 11th Photo Essay – 9/11 photos from the Time Magazine archive.
- Library of Congress September 11, 2001, Web Archive – A collection of cached webpages showing how a variety of groups, institutions, and government agencies reacted to the attacks on their websites in the immediate aftermath of the attacks.
- 911 Calls from September 11th – Audio excerpts and transcripts of 911 calls on September 11th in New York.