As America marks its 250th anniversary, 9/11 Memorial and Museum President and CEO Elizabeth L.Hillman said this year's milestone coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Sept.
11, 2001, terrorist attacks, highlighting the nation's past and its resilience."This year, America's 250th birthday coincides with the 25th anniversary of 9/11, which means that what's happening at our site is very much connected to the history of the country and to the recognition of this important milestone," Hillman told Fox News Digital."9/11 is an important part of our nation's history, but especially now as the nation turns 250."Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the terrorist attacks when hijacked planes struck the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.SECRETS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLEFIELDS EMERGE 250 YEARS AFTER AMERICA'S FOUNDINGTwo flags flutter on a fence in front of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center at the Tear Drop 9/11 Memorial at sunset on June 13, 2026, in Bayonne, New Jersey.(Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)Hillman said it is more important than ever for future generations to learn about the Sept.
11, 2001, terrorist attacks to understand how they helped shape the nation and "where we are today.""Now, 25 years have passed since that date, so if we don't elevate 9/11 in the eyes of the 100 million Americans who were born since or were too young to remember 9/11 when it happened, we'll lose the opportunity for them to understand what happened on that day and how the world came to heal, how the nation came together, and how this city and the other sites, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, worked to recover afterward," she said.Hillman said the nation's recovery after 9/11 shows that even after a devastating tragedy, people can come together, heal and rebuild."I think everyone's hungry for evidence that we can survive things that are difficult," she said."There's nothing like 9/11 to help people realize, given how the nat...