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Sept. 11, 2001

The tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, and the response to the events

 

Memorial Poetry Death arrives among all that sound like a shoe with no foot in it, like a suit with no man in it, [More...] Patriot Day On December 18, 2001 (Public Law 107-89), the Congress has designated September 11 of each year as "Patriot Day."

The Events of September 11, 2001

Sept. 11, 2001: Timeline of Terrorism
8:45 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 11, Boston to Los Angeles with 92 people onboard, crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City

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World Trade Center History
History of the buildings and updated information about the reconstruction

The Pentagon
World's largest office building has distinctive past

Terrorism Around the World

Terrorist Attacks
Within the United States or against Americans abroad

Suspected al-Qaeda Terrorist Acts
From the 1993 World Trade Center bombing to the latest plot to blow up planes

Osama bin Laden
Wealthy Saudi exile is a terrorist mastermind

Al-Qaeda
Osama bin Laden's Network of Terror

Int'l Terrorist Organizations
From the Abu Nidal Organization to Al-Qaeda in Iraq