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Triumph and tragedy: A front-page view of history

As The Age celebrates 170 years, we look back on some of the most notable major events featuring on our front pages over the decades.

  • Hannah Kennelly

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan in 2003.

Pentagon chief revokes plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind

The move comes two days after a US military commission said it had reached plea deals with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two accused accomplices in the terror attacks.

  • Ellen Knickmeyer
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan

‘They’re cowards’: Main plotter in September 11 attacks agrees to plead guilty

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and two of his accomplices held at the Guantanamo prison, have agreed to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty.

George W. Bush stands with firefighter Bob Beckwith on a burnt fire truck in front of the World Trade Centre during a tour of the devastation on September 14, 2001.

Firefighter who stood with Bush after 9/11 dies at 91

Bob Beckwith was a retired firefighter from Long Island who aided in the search for survivors after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Guess who went viral on TikTok? Osama bin Laden in 1998.

Osama bin Laden’s hate-filled letter goes viral prompting TikTok to remove it

Social media users rediscovered Bin Laden’s “Letter to America” – published by the Observer in 2002 – amid heated online debate over Israel’s war against Hamas.

  • Brandon Sapienza
Meg Smaker: “When 9/11 happened, I had seen my country as the victim.”

Meg Smaker fought fires and was held captive. Then came the real test

The firefighter turned filmmaker set out to find out why 9/11 happened. The result is the year’s most controversial documentary.

  • Jake Wilson
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‘If we insult you, we like you’: Two unsung 9/11 heroes on the art of mateship

On September 11, 2001, 38 planes landed in a small Canadian town, stranding thousands for days. Helping them out were Brian Mosher and best friend Oswald Fudge.

  • Konrad Marshall
ASIO director-general Mike Burgess.

Politicising national security: The pedigree and pitfalls of wedging an opponent

Making bold claims about national security is a well-worn tactic in Australian politics, especially when an election looms.

  • John Blaxland
Please Explain co-host Nathanael Cooper.

What happened inside the cabinet room in 2001

Today on Please Explain, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright joins Nathanael Cooper to look at some highlights of this year’s cabinet papers.

  • Nathanael Cooper
Friends with benefits: the cast of the hit ’90s TV comedy series got together earlier this year for $US2.5 million each.

The good ol’ daze: why the ’90s are so in vogue

It’s understandable that people are feeling nostalgic for an era just before things got really complicated.

  • Amelia Lester

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