Tagged: September 11

Author Interviews
12:50 pm
Mon March 26, 2012

The Amazing, Untrue Story Of A Sept. 11 Survivor

Tania Head had one of the most tragic and inspiring stories to come out of the Sept. 11 attacks.

She was in the south tower, on the same floor that the second plane hit. She saw horrific carnage and was handed a wedding ring by a dying man who requested that she give it to his wife. Then she was led to safety by Welles Crowther, the famous "man in the red bandanna," who lost his own life rescuing others. And finally, she woke up in a hospital burn unit six days later, only to find out that her husband had been killed in the north tower.

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Word of Mouth
12:00 pm
Sat September 10, 2011

Hollywood's 9/11

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If you ever want to know the state of the American politics and culture at any point in the past hundred years, look to Hollywood. Casablanca (1942) reflects American patriotism and sense of purpose and belief in supporting the war effort and On The Waterfront (1954) gives a read on the Cold War anxieties that permeated American society. So what happened in American cinema after September 11th? We have film reviewer for New England Cable News Garen Daly with us to talk about what Hollywood has been reflecting back to us about that day since.

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Audio Postcard
5:05 pm
Fri September 14, 2001

More Than a Thousand Flock to Prayer Service

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After the events of September 11, many found comfort in participating in prayer ceremonies.

An overflow crowd turned out in Concord today to honor victims of this weeks terrorist attacks. As part of the Governor's Day of Prayer and Remembrance, more than a thousand people prayed and sang inside, and outside, Saint Paul's Church.

NHPR's Trish Anderton prepared this audio postcard.