Overview
- A Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults finds that 83% of people born before 2001 recall exactly where they were when the attacks happened and that 93% of those who were at least 10 in 2001 report clear memories.
- The survey also shows younger Americans are more likely to know 9/11 through instruction, with about 60% of people ages 18–24 saying they first learned about the attacks in school and roughly 10% of all adults born after 2001 knowing the event only from others.
- Institutional updates for the 25th anniversary include programming from the 9/11 Memorial and Museum and a FDNY 25-year report that document continuing health effects, including thousands of certified 9/11-related illnesses among responders.
- Communities held local ceremonies such as stair climbs, long-distance runs, wreath-layings and vigils to honor victims and first responders, and survivors and family members urged restraint in sharing graphic images because of persistent trauma.
- The attacks’ long political and social effects are still evident today, which has increased focus on how schools, museums and public rituals can accurately teach the facts of 9/11 and ensure long-term support for those harmed.