Lt. Col. Phil Beaver, an Army operations research analyst, was at his desk in the “C” ring of the Pentagon when the fuselage of American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into his second-floor office.
A fireball erupted on the floor below him, killing many people instantly. His wedge of the Pentagon had just been renovated with reinforced concrete.
The Sept. 11 attacks on the United States by Muslim extremists had a curious consequence; Many Americans were introduced to Islam for the first time and chose to convert to Islam.
Between 2000-2010, Muslims in the U.S. grew from an estimated 1 million to 2.6 million, a 67 percent increase, makin...
As the 20th anniversary of 9-11 approaches, Afghan Americans are reflecting on what's happened over the past two decades, especially as Afghanistan goes through turbulent changes.
Nearly 3,000 people died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Among them, three teachers and three students from Washington, DC public schools.
The daughter of one of those teachers is sharing memories of her father and the impact that terrible day has had on her life.
