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9/11 at 20

9/11 at 20

9/11 at 20

On the 20th anniversary of the tragedy that so many pledged to "never forget," we pause to take stock. To what extent did that day alter the course of American history? In what ways are we still living in its shadow? And what will 9/11 mean for Americans who weren't yet born in 2001?
  • Sept. 11, 2001

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  • Museums and Memorials

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  • The War on Terror

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  • Afghanistan, 2001-2021

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    Afghanistan, 2001-2021

    Afghanistan, 2001-2021

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      For Two Decades, Americans Told One Lie After Another About What They Were Doing in Afghanistan

      The war in Afghanistan was nasty and brutish, marked by the same imperial arrogance that doomed U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
      by James Risen
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      As Afghanistan Collapses, a Lament for ‘Repeating the Same Mistakes’

      Officials who drove the decades-long war in Afghanistan look back on the strategic errors and misjudgments that led to a 20-year quagmire.
      by Clyde Haberman
    • How the U.S. Departure From Afghanistan Could Echo Kissinger's Moves in Vietnam

      The way America is ending its War in Afghanistan is comparable to how it pulled out of the conflict in Vietnam.
      by David E. Kaiser
  • Local History, NYC

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  • Memory and Forgetting

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