Sept. 11, 2001

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

 
Memorial Poetry

Memorial Poetry

Death arrives
  among all that sound
like a shoe with no foot in it,
  like a suit with no man in it,
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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

Places

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

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