sep 11, 2001 - 9/11 Terrorist Attack - Begin War on Terror
Description:
The 9/11 attacks were a tragic and devastating event that occurred on September 11, 2001. It involved four coordinated terrorist attacks carried out by the extremist group al-Qaeda with assistance from the Taliban. They hijacked four commercial airplanes and flew two of them into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, one into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and one crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.The attacks resulted in the loss of nearly 3,000 lives and injured thousands more. The world was in shock, and this event became a defining moment in history, leading to a massive response from the United States and its allies in the form of the War on Terror. The aftermath of the attacks also brought significant changes to international security and domestic policy, including the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, the Transportation Security Administration, and the USA Patriot Act.
- Beckerman
Source: "9/11 Attacks - September 11th Terrorist Attacks - HISTORY." HISTORY.com, A&E Television Networks, LLC, 2022, www.history.com/topics/21st-century/9-11-attacks.
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Date:
sep 11, 2001
Now
~ 23 years ago