Flight 93 National Memorial - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Flight 93 National Memorial: Encyclopedia Ii - Flight 93 National Memorial - Design Competition
Flight 93 National Memorial - Initial design selection. The commission decided to select the final design for the memorial through a mu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Airlines Flight 93: Encyclopedia - United Airlines Flight 93
United Airlines Flight 93 was a flight that regularly flew from Newark International Airport (now known as Newark Liberty International A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Airlines Flight 93: Encyclopedia Ii - United Airlines Flight 93 - The Flight
Most of the details of this account come from the 9/11 Commission Report. The aircraft was scheduled to depart at 8:00, but did not lift ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11, 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia - September 11, 2001 Attacks
The September 11, 2001 attacks (also referred to as 9/11) were a series of coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States of America ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Airlines Flight 93: Encyclopedia Ii - United Airlines Flight 93 - The Flight
Most of the details of this account come from the 9/11 Commission Report. The aircraft was scheduled to depart at 8:00, but did not lift ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Airlines Flight 93: Encyclopedia Ii - United Airlines Flight 93 - Aftermath
All those on board Flight 93 were nominated for a Congressional Gold Medal for valor on September 19, 2001. These awards have not been gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Airlines Flight 93: Encyclopedia Ii - United Airlines Flight 93 - Black Box Recorders
The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder were recovered on the afternoon of September 13, buried 25 feet deep at the impact si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Airlines Flight 93: Encyclopedia Ii - United Airlines Flight 93 - Background
The other three planes hijacked that day were on the following flights: American Airlines flight 11, United Airlines flight 175 and Ameri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks
The September 11, 2001 attacks (also referred to as 9/11) were a series of coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States of America ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Trade Center Memorial: Encyclopedia - World Trade Center Memorial
In spring 2003, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) launched an international competition to design a memorial at the Worl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crescent: Encyclopedia - Crescent
In art and symbolism, a crescent is generally the shape produced when a circular disk has a segment of another circle removed from its ed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Airlines Flight 93: Encyclopedia Ii - United Airlines Flight 93 - The Cockpit Storm
One first-class passenger, Tom Burnett, called his wife four times about the hijacking; she alerted the FBI. He described the death of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Airlines Flight 93: Encyclopedia Ii - United Airlines Flight 93 - The Cockpit Storm
One first-class passenger, Tom Burnett, called his wife four times about the hijacking; she alerted the FBI. He described the death of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Airlines Flight 93: Encyclopedia Ii - United Airlines Flight 93 - Passenger And Crew Phone Calls
Much of what happened on the plane has been derived from the many phone calls made by passengers and crew, mainly through mobile phones. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Airlines Flight 93: Encyclopedia Ii - United Airlines Flight 93 - Black Box Recorders
The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder were recovered on the afternoon of September 13, buried 25 feet deep at the impact si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Airlines Flight 93: Encyclopedia Ii - United Airlines Flight 93 - Unresolved Matters
The cockpit recording, statements and phone calls have left some questions unanswered. One phone call that is unexplained was made by pas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Airlines Flight 93: Encyclopedia Ii - United Airlines Flight 93 - Background
The other three planes hijacked that day were on the following flights: American Airlines flight 11, United Airlines flight 175 and Ameri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Airlines Flight 93: Encyclopedia Ii - United Airlines Flight 93 - Passenger And Crew Phone Calls
Much of what happened on the plane has been derived from the many phone calls made by passengers and crew, mainly through mobile phones. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Airlines Flight 93: Encyclopedia Ii - United Airlines Flight 93 - Aftermath
All those on board Flight 93 were nominated for a Congressional Gold Medal for valor on September 19, 2001. These awards have not been gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - The Attacks
The attacks started with the hijacking of four commercial airliners. With jet fuel capacities of nearly 24,000 U.S. gallons (91,000 litre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shanksville Pennsylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Shanksville Pennsylvania - Geography
Shanksville is located at 40°1'2" North, 78°54'21" West (40.017182, -78.905891)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Areas In The National Park System Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Areas In The National Park System Of The United States - National Parks
As of 2005, there are 58 officially-designated National Parks in the United States and its dependent areas. (See also List of U.S. nation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - The Attacks
The attacks started with the hijacking of four commercial airliners. With jet fuel capacities of nearly 24,000 U.S. gallons (91,000 litre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - The Attacks
The attacks started with the hijacking of four commercial airliners. With jet fuel capacities of nearly 24,000 U.S. gallons (91,000 litre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Take Back The Memorial: Encyclopedia Ii - Take Back The Memorial - Protest Of The International Freedom Center
The principal target of Take Back the Memorial was the International Freedom Center (IFC) which was to have been located at the World Tra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Freedom Center: Encyclopedia Ii - International Freedom Center - Criticism
The IFC proposal had received criticism from some families of September 11 victims. In August of 2005, officials stated that the Center w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - Memorials
Memorials to the victims and heroes of the attacks of September 11 have been planned for the three sites. An outdoor memorial at the Pent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - Arts And Literature
11'09"01 — September 11, a 2002 film where 11 directors present 11 stories (each of 11 minutes, 9 seconds, and 1 frame) of the event’...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - Memorials
Memorials to the victims and heroes of the attacks of September 11 have been planned for the three sites. An outdoor memorial at the Pent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - Responsibility
The United States government has blamed al-Qaeda for the 9/11 attacks. al-Qaeda claims responsibility for several attacks on U.S. militar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - 9/11 Conspiracy Theories
Since the attacks, there has been much speculation concerning their planning and execution. A Zogby International Poll published August 3...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - Speculation Alternative Theories And Claims Of Further Conspiracies
Since the attacks, there has been much speculation concerning their planning and execution. A Zogby International Poll published August 3...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - Aftermath
September 11 2001 attacks - International reaction. The attacks had major global political ramifications. They were denounced by mainst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - Motive
According to official US Government sources, the September 11th attacks were consistent with the mission statement of Al-Qaeda. The group...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - Responsibility
The United States government has blamed al-Qaeda for the 9/11 attacks. al-Qaeda claims responsibility for several attacks on U.S. militar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - Collapse Of The World Trade Center
There has been much speculation on the "performance" of the Twin Towers after the impacts, and the reasons for the collapse are under act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - Memorials
Memorials to the victims and heroes of the attacks of September 11 have been planned for the three sites. An outdoor memorial at the Pent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Areas In The National Park System Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Areas In The National Park System Of The United States - National Monuments
List of areas in the National Park System of the United States - Disbanded National Monuments. Papago Saguaro National Monument, Janua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - Speculation Alternative Theories And Claims Of Further Conspiracies
Since the attacks, there has been much speculation concerning their planning and execution. A Zogby International Poll published August 3...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - Collapse Of The World Trade Center
There has been much speculation on the "performance" of the Twin Towers after the impacts, and the reasons for the collapse are under act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - Aftermath
September 11 2001 attacks - International reaction. The attacks had major global political ramifications. They were denounced by mainst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - Motive
According to official US Government sources, the September 11th attacks were consistent with the mission statement of Al-Qaeda. The group...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - September 11 2001 Attacks - Arts And Literature
The play "The Guys" by Anne Nelson explores the memories and emotions of a surviving fire captain and a writer who helps him writing eulo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Areas In The National Park System Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Areas In The National Park System Of The United States - Other Nps Protected Areas And Administrative Groups
There are also various administrative groups of listed parks, such as Manhattan Sites, National Parks of New York Harbor, and Western Arc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Areas In The National Park System Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Areas In The National Park System Of The United States - National Historic Sites
List of areas in the National Park System of the United States - Disbanded National Historic Sites. Atlanta Campaign National Historic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Areas In The National Park System Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Areas In The National Park System Of The United States - National Cemeteries
Most National Cemeteries are administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, although a few are managed by the National Park Service ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Areas In The National Park System Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Areas In The National Park System Of The United States - National Recreation Areas
List of areas in the National Park System of the United States - Disbanded National Recreation Areas. Shasta Lake Recreation Area, May...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Areas In The National Park System Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Areas In The National Park System Of The United States - National Memorials
List of areas in the National Park System of the United States - Disbanded National Memorials. New Echota Marker National Memorial, Au...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flight 93 National Memorial: Encyclopedia Ii - Flight 93 National Memorial - Establishment
Of the four airplanes hijacked on September 11, Flight 93 is notable in that it did not reach its intended target, presumed to be in Wash...   » Read the article