Year in Pictures: 2001

September:
Flags, candles, prayers, flowers and murmured remembrances mingled as Americans struggled to come to grips with the terrible losses of September 11th. In New York, residents gathered in parks and public squares to sing and weep, while firehouses and police stations stood darkened and festooned in solemn wreathes.

• Photos: Remembering 9/11: Evolution of Ground Zero