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Ladder into the bottom of what we called the pit as firefighters. joishl as the low great construction was completed and the buildings started to come out of the ground, for me, that's when the magic happened. you really saw these beautiful, beautiful buildings. >> the first of five towers planned for the site opened in 2014. world trade center one. at 104 stories, 1776 feet high, it's the tallest building in the united states. with a bomb resistant base and like most new high rises, a concrete core. >> they've gone above and beyond the new york city building code, which is very strict. >> als...

To mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and to ensure that future generations never forget, we offer this visual chronicle of the day that changed the world and the 20 years of war that followed.

In their full suits again trying to be optimistic, almost, they are raising a glass for those people who died, and it is almost like they want to remember but they want to reflect in a positive way as well. we heard from a lot of the families of the victims, there was one woman, she said about her brotherjohn, it really stood out, he was on the and a fourth floor of tower one, and she said that families end up signing up to a club that they never expected to a club that they never expected to be a part of, but it soon becomes this community, this shared experience, and that is what is certainl...

Not everybody had them. maybe 20% of the people _ not everybody had them. maybe 20% of the people had them back in those days _ the people had them back in those days so _ the people had them back in those days so i — the people had them back in those days. so i had to find each of those numbers— days. so i had to find each of those numbers and all i got was what we call a _ numbers and all i got was what we call a fast — numbers and all i got was what we call a fast busy signal. a beeping sound _ call a fast busy signal. a beeping sound it — call a fast busy signal. a beeping sound. i...

Fdny fire chief was nearby when the planes hit and he found himself calling the shots on that fateful day. he spoke to nbc's lester holt about what happened next. >> you immediately sent your firefighters into the north tower. did you know what you were sending them into? >> i knew that we had multiple floors on fire and i knew that thousands of people were trapped. >> he made critical decisions, ordering the south tower evacuated before it was hit, likely saving countless lives. among the firefighters who raced into the north tower was his younger brother and fellow firefighter, kevin. >> my ...