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After 9/11, a band of New York City's bravest played at hundreds of memorial events and funerals to honor fallen brothers lost to the terror attacks.
In November of 2001, Dick Cheney, then vice president, addressed the Afghanistan war, saying the U.S. was prepared to do "whatever's necessary" after the 9/11 terror attacks.
Large chunks of debris crashed through underground basements during the 9/11 attacks. 60 Minutes visited several months afterwards, when an exhausting and dangerous cleanup effort was underway.
When a 757 hit the Pentagon on 9/11, it miraculously struck the only section of the Pentagon renovated to resist a terrorist attack. Hundreds were able to safely evacuate.
The investment banking firm Sandler O'Neill faces the tragedy of 9/11. A third of its employees were killed in the attack on the World Trade Center.
"I dream that he is walking through the door of my house and saying he is okay." Children who lost parents on 9/11 were left reeling after the terror attacks.
60 Minutes examines the profound challenges of constructing the 9/11 Museum and its mission to memorialize the attack and remember the voices and faces of the victims and first responders.
Just days after the 9/11 attacks, 60 Minutes correspondent Ed Bradley visited a NJ town where many who worked in or near the Twin Towers were still missing, and met a family desperately searching for their husband and brother.
In 2022, Jon Wertheim visited the College of Magic, a school in Cape Town, South Africa, where students learn to challenge the boundaries of reality – in both magic and in their lives. One of the most promising students 60 Minutes met, Duma Mgqoki, told Wertheim about the violence he witnessed in his community, and how attending the school saved him. He said, "It helped me a lot. Like, it saved me … because I became an artist and, like, I began to take care of myself." Duma went on to become a mentor and instructor at the school, but tragically was killed last month, possibly a victim of gang violence in his township.
In 2022, families spoke with 60 Minutes about the impact of social media on their children. On Wednesday, Meta reached an agreement with dozens of states, settling claims that its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, harm and addict children. The tech giant will pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its products.
