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An Apollonaut travel guide
Moments in a longer story.
Selected dates in the history of the World Trade Center site, the Memorial and the museum.
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The site, the Memorial and the museum
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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26 February 1993
The World Trade Center bombing
A bombing at the World Trade Center kills six people.
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11 September 2001
The attacks
The Twin Towers are destroyed; 2,977 people are killed in the attacks of that day.
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October 2001
The Survivor Tree
A Callery pear is recovered from the rubble; it is later replanted on the Memorial.
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30 May 2002
The end of the recovery
The Last Column is removed from the site in a ceremony marking the official end of the recovery period.
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6 January 2004
A design is chosen
Reflecting Absence by Michael Arad and Peter Walker is chosen from 5,201 entries.
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11 September 2011
The Memorial is dedicated
The Memorial opens to victims’ families, and to the public the next day.
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21 May 2014
The museum opens
Dedicated on 15 May 2014, the museum opens to the public.
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24 May 2019
The Memorial Glade
The Glade opens, honouring first responders who later became sick or died after exposure to toxins at the site.
Follow the stories behind the dates
A timeline is a beginning. The longer history introduces the people and places; the sources below provide further context.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
