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- Two Decades Later, the Enduring Legacy of 9/11
- 9/11 a powerful memory for Americans – but only for adults old enough to remember
- Days after 9/11, nearly all Americans said they felt sad; most felt depressed
- In 2016 – 15 years after 9/11 – the attacks continued to be seen as one of the public’s top historical events
- Trust in government spiked following Sept. 11 terror attack
- Broad initial support for U.S. military action against 9/11 terrorists, even if it entailed thousands of U.S. casualties
- Public support for withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan increased after Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011
- Terrorism has consistently ranked high on Americans’ list of policy priorities
- In recent years, terrorism declined as a ‘very big’ national problem
- Following 9/11, more Americans saw the necessity to sacrifice civil liberties in order to curb terrorism
- Republicans increasingly say Islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence
- President Bush Islamic Center
- Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge points to a new
- New York City Begin to Recover from Terror Attack
- New York Twenty Years After 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
- New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (L) leads a g
- World Trade Centers Hit By A Terrorist Attack
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