During the September 11 attacks, the Twin Towers were struck by two hijacked commercial aeroplanes. The first tower to be struck was the North Tower at 8.46 am (Eastern time, 1.46 pm UK time ...

French high-wire artist Philippe Petit reflects on his infamous walk across the Twin Towers in 1974, following a performance in D.C.'s National Building Museum.

A resurfaced interview filmed on the day of the 9/11 attacks captured the moment a man who had just been in one of the towers ...