On the morning of September 11, 2001, four commercial airplanes were hijacked in a coordinated terrorist attack against the United States. Two planes struck the World Trade Center in New York City, a third hit the Pentagon near Washington, D.C., and a fourth, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers fought to regain control of the aircraft. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives, and millions more watched the events unfold in real time. The attacks forever changed the nation, leaving a lasting impact on communities, families, and future generations.

While history books record the timeline of that day, they cannot fully capture the personal experiences, emotions, and memories of those who lived through it. For the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, we interviewed members of the Richland County community, asking them to recount their memories of what living through that day five hundred miles away from the crisis felt like. In this collection of clips, there are almost exactly 102 minutes of content, the same amount of time that elapsed from the first plane crash to the final collapse of the towers.

From school principals to journalists, police officers and a traveling salesman, this collection of voices offers new perspectives to the threat of the day and reveals the fear and uncertainty many have carried with them ever since. How much has the world changed since September 11, 2001? If you are using a smartphone to access these clips on the internet, the world has indeed changed a great deal.