'AMERICA'S DARKEST DAY': See newspaper headlines from around the world after 9/11

The day after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, people woke up to front pages capturing their sadness, shock, and horror.

  • Thursday is the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
  • The day after, newspapers around the world captured the sadness, shock, and horror people felt.
  • We compiled international front pages to show what people woke up to on September 12, 2001.

The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks happened 24 years ago.

For many people, the attacks were the biggest news story of their lifetime. Almost all who experienced it can remember where they were when they heard of the attacks.

Many people who remember that day also recall the following morning, when newspapers around the world captured the horror, shock, and sadness people felt.

The Newseum, once a museum in Washington, DC, that chronicled the history of media, archived more than 100 newspapers from September 12, 2001, the day after the attacks. The front pages of these newspapers, bearing headlines like "ACT OF WAR" and "AMERICA'S DARKEST DAY," underscored the impact the attacks had on the American psyche.

Here is what newspapers looked like on September 12, 2001.

The New York Times

september 11 new york times

Source: Newseum

New York Post

new york post september 11

New York Daily News

new york daily news september 11

The Washington Post

washington post 9/11

USA Today

Usa today september 11

The Atlanta Constitution

september 11 atlanta

The Los Angeles Times

the los angeles times september 11

Detroit Free Press

september 11 detroit free press

The San Francisco Examiner

september 11 examiner

Chicago Tribune

chicago tribune september 11

Newsday

newsday september 11

People

september 11 people

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

seattle post intelligencer september 11

Canada's The Globe and Mail

september 11 globe and mail

London's The Daily Telegraph

september 11 daily telegraph

London's The Times

london times september 11

Melbourne's Herald Sun

herald sun september 11

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