Sept. 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks Against the U.S.

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

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    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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