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It's been 25 years since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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For many people, the attacks were the biggest news story of their lifetime. Almost all who experienced it can remember where they were when they heard what had happened.
Many people who remember that day also recall the following morning, when newspapers around the world captured the horror, shock, and sadness people felt.
The Newseum, once a museum in Washington, DC, that chronicled the history of media, archived more than 100 newspapers from September 12, 2001, the day after the attacks.
The front pages of US newspapers, bearing headlines like "ACT OF WAR" and "AMERICA'S DARKEST DAY," underscored the impact the attacks had on the American psyche.
Other newspapers around the world also sought to convey the scale of the attacks. Some ran headlines such as "War on America," while others let striking photographs speak for themselves.
Here is what newspapers looked like on September 12, 2001.
The New York Times
The New York Times' front page read "U.S. Attacked."New York Times
The New York Post used a full-page image of the second plane nearing the tower.New York Post
New York Daily News
The New York Daily News also used a full-page image of a smoldering tower.New York Daily News
The Washington Post
The Washington Post wrote "hundreds dead" before the full toll — 2,977 — was known.Washington Post
USA Today
USA Today wrote, "America's sense of security is shattered."USA Today
The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution, which started publishing as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution later that year, declared, "Outrage."Atlanta Constitution
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times captured the chaos in a series of images.Los Angeles Times
The Dallas Morning News
"War at home" and "The whole world's changed today" read headlines in The Dallas Morning News on September 12, 2001.The Dallas Morning News
The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Republic also showed the second plane's approach, as well as an image of people fleeing the scene.The Arizona Republic
Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Free Press featured an image of the rubble at the World Trade Center.Detroit Free Press
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The day after the attacks, the Seattle Post Intelligencer reported at least 300 firefighters were among the dead. The number reached 343.Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune led its front page with a quote from President George W. Bush.Chicago Tribune
The San Francisco Examiner
The San Francisco Examiner showed the towers on fire.San Francisco Examiner
Newsday
Newsday is a newspaper in Long Island, New York.Newsday
People
People's September 24 issue showed smoke over the skyline and the second plane approaching the towers.People
Canada's The Globe and Mail
"A day of infamy" declared Canada's Globe and Mail.Globe and Mail
Britain's The Daily Telegraph
The UK's Daily Telegraph's headline read "War on America."The Daily Telegraph
The Times of London
The UK's Times showed the scene at 10:02 a.m.The Times
Melbourne's Herald Sun
North Carolina's Herald Sun also showed the towers under attack.Herald Sun
France's Libération
France's Libération published an image of smoke-filled skies with no headline.Libération
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Kelsey Vlamis is a senior reporter for Business Insider, where she covers business and tech news. She also writes business stories about travel, luxury, and culture. Previously, she covered the environment, outdoors, and indigenous issues.Her feature story "Disaster at 18,200 feet" received awards from the New York Press Club and the North American Travel Journalists Association, as well as honorable mention from the Society of American Travel Writers. She has also received an American Journalism Online Award for her coverage on missing and murdered Indigenous people in Wyoming.She's appeared on CBS, NPR, NBC, and other outlets to discuss her reporting. She previously worked on the world news desk at the BBC in London and received a master's in journalism from Northwestern University.She can be reached by email at kvlamis@jkmperu.com or via the encrypted-messaging app Signal at kelseyv.21.
