Why the 9/11 attacks were a turning point in American history

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While the United States has lived through traumatic events before, does anything compare to what happened on Sept. 11, 2001? "We want some parallel to help us know where we're standing. But nothing quite worked, to be honest," historian David Blight told PBS News' Judy Woodruff. "This was such an immediate, in one hour, mass murder that no one quite could process that. That takes historical time. Even then, I don't think most Americans could process it, if they ever did, for a very long time." Blight joined Woodruff for her series, Crossroads: America at 250. For the full interview, click the link in our bio. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Sign up for Here's The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcast

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