As Firsthand Memories Fade, Classrooms Take on a Larger Role

What remains of America’s 9/11 memory - and what is disappearing

While September 11 is not being scrubbed from the record, demography, partisan fights, and a shift in public language all point to fading lived memory and a softer or redirected story.

25 years on, a fading memory: Nearly a third of Americans weren’t born by the time 9/11 happened

The 9/11 attacks changed America’s fabric, yet a significant number of Americans, especially younger generations, lack first-hand memories. 

As firsthand memories fade, classrooms take on a larger role

Telling the story of 9/11 has become the labor of U.S. schools now that about 1/3 of Americans weren’t yet born on Sept. 11, 2001. The Associated Press has found that a growing majority of states — at least 40…

25 years after the horrific 9/11 attacks, America’s collective memory is fading — but the lessons learned mustn’t be forgotten

The 9/11 attacks completely failed to demoralize America: Instead, we came together — in mourning and in purpose — in a way almost unimaginable today.

DAVID SHRIBMAN: Aftershocks of 9/11 still felt 25 years later

It seems like only yesterday. Tragedies sometimes have that effect. The good times — the triumphs, the moments of joy — aren't forgotten, but are remembered in a smudge of memory. The great sadnesses remain, the pain persisting, the impact…