What happened on 9-11-01 in detail.
On September 9, 2001, there was a series of attacks on the United States from terrorists. The attacks happened in Washington D.C. and in New York City. There were 19 terrorists from Al-Qaeda that hijacked 4 planes. Two of the planes hit the Twin Towers in New York City. They fell in two hours. The next plane hit the Pentagon. The last plane crashed in a field by Shanksville, PA because the passengers of that plane took over the hijackers. That plane was supposed to hit either the Capitol in Washington D.C. Almost 3,000 people died on that day.
What do you remember about that day?
I was in kindergarten then, but I don't remember anything about that day. The only thing I really remember is watching it be on TV in the morning the next day. I wondered why people were talking about it so much because I didn't know what was going on at the time.
Who was responsible for the attack and why did they do this
In 2004 Osama Bin Laden took responsibility for the plane attacks, but earlier on he said he wasn't involved. Osama Bin Laden was the leader of Al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda attacked the U.S. because they were unhappy with the United States' troops in Saudi Arabia, that the U.S. wouldn't trade with them, and that the United States supported Israel.
What did the US do in response to the attack?
On October 7, 2001, the U.S. started the War on Terror in Afghanistan. The United States targeted the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. After the attacks on 9/11, President Bush's approval rating went up a lot. It got to 90%. The government created the Department of Homeland Security in 2002.
I think that what the terrorist did was so horrible and I don't know why anyone would do anything like that. They killed so many people and took away family members. I'm glad the U.S. killed Osama Bin Laden, but it didn't solve the terrorist problem. There are still a lot of them out there and they are still planning attacks.
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