Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2012.003.007 |
Object Name |
Program |
Collection |
Brian Perera Collection |
Title |
An Ohio Tribute To The American Spirit |
Date |
September 11, 2002 |
Description |
This program from Wednesday, Septemberr 11, 2002 is titled "AN OHIO TRIBUTE TO THE / American Spirit / a Public Ceremony / Hosted by Governor Bob Taft / Remember the victims. / Recognizing Ohio's responders. / Honoring the American Spirit." There are images on the cover of people in a field, a star, a portion of the Ohio flag, two doves in flight and a portion of the Statue of Liberty. Inside the front cover is a letter to the citizens of Ohio from New York Mayor Ruolph W. Guiliani; the next page explains the Memorial Field of Flags; next is the program and the list of September 11th Memorial Field of Flags Honor Guard; finally, the words to the song "God Bless America", ending with a list of "Special Thanks". |
Dimensions |
H-8.5 W-5.5 inches |
Material |
Paper/Ink |
Notes |
A year after a terrorist attack on the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, (the day now commonly referred to as "9/11") Ohio Governor Bob Taft held a public ceremony to remember the victims, responders and to celebrate the spirit of the American people. The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The attacks killed 2,996 people and caused at least $10 billion in property and infrastructure damage. On Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, four passenger airliners were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists so they could be flown into buildings in suicide attacks. Two of those planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, were crashed into the North and South towers, respectively, of the World Trade Center complex in New York City. Within two hours, both of the 110-story towers collapsed and the resulting fires caused partial or complete collapse of all other buildings in the World Trade Center complex, including the 47-story 7 World Trade Center tower, as well as significant damage to ten other large surrounding structures. A third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, was crashed into the Pentagon (the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense), leading to a partial collapse in its western side. The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, was targeted at Washington, D.C., but crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after its passengers tried to overcome the hijackers. In total, 2,996 people died in the attacks, including the 227 civilians and 19 hijackers aboard the four planes. |
Provenance |
Former Ohio Senate Director of Finance Brian Perera donated a collection of political memorabilia and ephemera to the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board in 2012. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board took over the care of the Statehouse and its collections in 1988. |
People |
Taft, Bob, 1942- |
Search Terms |
Dove Ohio Flag Prayer September 11 Statue of Liberty |
Subjects |
Anniversaries Flags Terrorism Victims |