A lot of us don't remember the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, but that was a day that changed our country forever. That morning, 19 hijackers took control of four commercial airliners, all on their way to California. At 8:46 am a Boeing jet with 11 crew members and 76 passengers crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Centers after five hijackers took over the flight. 17 minutes later, at 9:03 a second jet flew into the south tower with 51 passengers and 9 crew members. This was when we found out that this was a deliberate attack on the U.S. and not just a freak accident. Then again at 9:37, a third plane slammed into the Pentagon. Last, an hour later from the first crash, at 10:03 a plane supposedly headed for the capitol was taken back by the passengers on it. That plane ended up going down near Shanksville Pennsylvania.
No one admitted to being behind the plot of the attacks until 2004 when Osama Bin Laden, the leader of the extremist group Al Qaeda, claimed responsibility. There are many reasons that people believe caused the terrorist attacks like the U.S. giving support to Israel, their enemies, our involvment in the Persian Gulf War, and our military being in the middle east.
Many things changed in our country after the tragedy, and we responded in many different ways. The biggest thing that happened after the attacks was the war on terror which was started to defeat terrorists like Osama Bin Laden, and their organizations. Also, airport security has almost doubled. All passengers are usually patted down, or scanned with a metal derector.
On September 11, 2001 I was 3 years old, and I don't remember any thing that happend on that day. I feel like even though 9/11 was the worst terrorist attack in american history it brought us together as a nation. The whole country mourned together after, and then ten years later we all celebrated when Bin Laden was killed. I think that it shows that we believe in ourselves as a country.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
http://www.wanttoknow.info/9-11cover-up10pg
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Good job Ethan!