9/11: As It Happened
Few events are momentous enough to be remembered throughout one's life. September 11, 2001, remains one of them. That morning, hijacked planes crashed into sites in New York City, Arlington, Virginia, and a field in Pennsylvania. The acts of 19 religious extremists claimed the lives of thousands that day, exposing flaws in the defense of one of the world's mightiest nations.
Few events are momentous enough to be remembered throughout one's life. September 11, 2001, remains one of them. That morning, hijacked planes crashed into sites in New York City, Arlington, Virginia, and a field in Pennsylvania. The acts of 19 religious extremists claimed the lives of thousands that day, exposing flaws in the defense of one of the world's mightiest nations.
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