It's strange how we toss old items into the trash can everyday. Old packaging containers from things we buy, old outdated pieces we no longer need or want. Candy wrappers, soda cans, old broken furniture and even junk cars. They all get thrown out at some point, without any fanfare. But, attach an historical event to the items, and no matter what they are, they are now coveted and valued in hundreds to millions of dollars.

If the attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Shanksville, Pa., had not happened, thousands of items would have simply become trash one day. But because of the event, these pieces are now very valuable. They are displayed in museums. They are keepsakes of those who were a part of the disaster. And if put up for sale or auction, they command a high price.

On this blog many of these items are highlighted. They are not actually impressive pieces by themselves. But they are valued items from the darkest day in our history. Items left over when a small group of worthless scumbags thought they would bring down the most impressive and greatest country in the world. They failed terribly. These items, in most cases, small personal pieces belonged to people who never thought they would become famous. They were all just doing what they do...going to work everyday as office workers, janitors, policemen and women, firemen and women, drivers, airline pilots and stewardesses, airplane passengers, etc. No big deal. But they would all become a big deal in the annals of history. And the items shown here are what is left over from their lives...or rather, their deaths. These photos are shown here in random order. from tiny items to large. They have been saved in the condition that they were found. And because of where they were found, they are all very impressive.