September 11 in American History
Nearly 3,000 people were killed when hijacked airliners struck the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where passengers on Flight 93 fought back. The single deadliest terrorist attack in American history, and a date every American adult can tell you exactly where they were.
In 2001: the September 11 attacks. Nearly 3,000 people were killed when hijacked airliners struck the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where passengers on Flight 93 fought back.
Nearly 3,000 people were killed when hijacked airliners struck the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where passengers on Flight 93 fought back. The single deadliest terrorist attack in American history, and a date every American adult can tell you exactly where they were.
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