. During the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 (see9/11), one of the four hijacked aircraft crashed into a hillside near Shanksville after passengers sought to gain control of the plane; all aboard were killed. The site of the crash is now part of theFlight 93 National Memorial....
Profile: Memorial services at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, PennsylvaniaJACKI LYDEN
Sixteen years after the tragic events of 9/11, the final major element of the Flight 93 National Memorial has been revealed. Located in rural in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the memorial commemorates the 40 passengers who sacrificed their own lives to wrest control away from the hijackers of United...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will pay their respects at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 11. The White House announced that Biden and Harris will travel to Ground Zero in New York, the Flight 93 mem...
The chimes of the bells of remembrance broke the silence on Wednesday morning at the Flight 93 National Memorial in rural Somerset County for several hundred visitors who gathered to honor those who died Sept. 11, 2001, aboard United Airlines Flight 93.Paul Peirce...
Profile: Thousands expected to attend memorial service at crash site of United Flight 93 in Shanksville, PennsylvaniaBOB EDWARDS
Two former presidents joined families and other dignitaries this afternoon to unveil the Wall of Names and dedicate the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County honoring the 40 passengers and crew members who died fighting the 9/11 hijackers.Mary PickelsJennifer ReegerMike Wereschagin...
3 Sweet Gum Trees Unite Terror Sites at ShanksvilleThe unveiling of three sweet gum trees Saturday at the entrywayto the Flight 93 memorial in...Robbins, Richard
In 2015 new elements were added to the memorial, including a museum and a visitors’ centre. Shanksville, Pennsylvania Shanksville was named for Christian Shank, the German immigrant who founded the village in 1798. The surrounding area has long been a centre of coal mining, and strip mining ...
In 2015 new elements were added to the memorial, including a museum and a visitors’ centre. Shanksville, Pennsylvania Shanksville was named for Christian Shank, the German immigrant who founded the village in 1798. The surrounding area has long been a centre of coal mining, and strip mining ...