The 9/11 attack: Four planes are hijacked, two crash into the WTC, one into the Pentagon, and one crashes into the Pennsylvania countryside. Nearly 3,000 people are killed.
September 11, 2001: The 9/11 Attack: 3,000 Die in New York City and Washington, D.C.
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