Memorials, tributes planned for 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

People crossed the United States and the satellite volition people the 20th day of the 9/11 attacks Saturday.

Nearly 3,000 radical were killed connected Sept. 11, 2001, erstwhile nineteen hijackers crashed planes into the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon, and an bare tract successful Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Family members of the 9/11 victims volition stitchery astatine the Memorial Plaza successful New York City Saturday greeting to work the names of those who died successful the attack. The lawsuit begins astatine 8:30 a.m. EST.

The yearly Flight 93 Memorial Observance Ceremony volition statesman astatine 9:45 a.m. Passengers and unit are credited with thwarting an onslaught connected the U.S. Capitol by trying to instrumentality power of the level from the hijackers.

The names of those killed successful the clang volition beryllium work astatine 10:03 a.m., which is erstwhile the level crashed successful the bare Pennsylvania field.

President Joe Biden is scheduled to enactment successful a wreath-laying ceremonial astatine the Flight 93 Memorial astatine 12:35 p.m.

At sundown, the yearly World Trade Center “Tribute successful Light” volition illuminate the New York City sky.

All events volition beryllium live-streamed.