Condolences for Loss of Geographic Team on Flight 77
As the National Geographic Society celebrated the lives of Ann Judge and Joe Ferguson at a memorial service in Washington, D.C., condolences continue to be received from all over the world. The staffers and a group of geography students and teachers they were accompanying were killed when terrorists hijacked their aircraft and slammed it into the Pentagon.
Commentary: Historically, D.C. No Stranger to Attacks
In putting into perspective the September 11 terrorist attack on America, historian Edward C. Smith recalls how the British burned down the White House and the Capitol and how Washington could so easily have been invaded by the Confederacy after the first battle of the Civil War. The world wars of the last century turned Washington into a world capital. It is, Smith writes, a city defined by war.
DNA Analysis Aids Efforts to Identify New York Disaster Victims
September 19, 2001—The destruction of the World Trade Center has led to the largest and most gruesome forensics project in history. Rescue teams are working around the clock retrieving body parts from the rubble for DNA analysis in an effort to identify all the victims.
Inferno Heat, Not Impact, Brought Down Towers, Experts Say
Not long after two hijacked jets crashed into the upper floors of the World Trade Center, millions of people watched in horror as the buildings collapsed to the ground like stacks of pancakes. Experts told the TV news show National Geographic Today that had it not been for the raging inferno caused by the jet fuel fires, the buildings might still be standing.
Search-and-Rescue Tested at New York Disaster Site
Three experimental robots, each about the size of a shoebox, are being used to search for victims in the mountain of rubble that was once the World Trade Center in New York City. The TV news show National Geographic Today looked at the development of these new search-and-rescue tools.
After the Attack: How You Can Help and Other Sources of Information
A list of resources related to the recent terrorist attacks on America, including information on making donations to relief efforts, grief counseling, transportation updates, and the latest known status of victims, survivors, and missing persons.
Condolences for Loss of Geographic Team on Flight 77
Many readers worldwide have sent e-mail messages expressing their sorrow at the loss of two National Geographic staffers and three teachers and three students from Washington, D.C. who died in September 11th's terrorist attacks. Traveling together to an educational field trip on the U.S. West coast, they were passengers in the plane that was hijacked and crashed into the Pentgon.
After the Attacks: Regrouping, Recovering, Rebuilding
As a traumatized nation began resuming the routine motions of daily life on Thursday, expressions of sympathy came from millions of people around the world, and other nations vowed to support America in the monumental task of healing and recovery after Tuesday's terrorist attacks.
Why Symbols Become Targets
The Pentagon and World Trade Center were targeted for attack by terrorists because they are powerful symbols of America's economic and military might—revered symbols around which the psyche of the country is tightly wrapped. The TV news show National Geographic Today looked at the meaning of such symbols.
Human Toll in Attacks "Incalculable," Costs Catastrophic
As authorities continue to count the deaths and clear the rubble from the Pentagon in Washington and the World Trade Center site in New York City, experts agreed that the cluster of terrorist attacks on Tuesday was one of the worst catastrophes in U.S. history—including the most destructive events that have been inflicted by nature.
Team from National Geographic Killed in Pentagon Crash
Two staff members of the National Geographic Society, along with three Washington, D.C., teachers and three students they were traveling with on an educational trip, were among the victims of the terrorist attacks in the United States on Tuesday.
