9-11 attack
On September 11th, 2001, the United States was subjected to one of the most devastating terrorist attacks in history. The attack involved the hijacking of four commercial airplanes by a group of 19 terrorists associated with the extremist group Al-Qaeda. The planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The attack resulted in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people and injured over 6,000 others.
